Residential deposits reached 11.2 quadrillion VND by the end of July, a nearly 9% increase from the end of last year, driven by sustained high deposit interest rates.
Leading state-owned banks, including Vietcombank, Agribank, BIDV, and VietinBank, alongside several private banks, are financing major infrastructure and urban development projects in Hanoi.
The State Bank of Vietnam proposes that a bank may extend credit up to 52% of its equity, an increase from the current 21%, to a single customer and related parties for large, important projects in Hanoi.
Leveraging the excitement from the Vietnam national team's victory at the ASEAN Cup 2026, some banks are adding interest rates and offering vouchers to attract depositors.
Prime minister Le Minh Hung has called on banks to cut costs, stabilize interest rates, and substantially reduce lending rates to support people and businesses.
Commercial banks successively announce preferential loan packages, reducing new loan interest rates by 0.5-2% for certain sectors, as per the State Bank of Vietnam's request.