State Bank of Vietnam
Central bank tightens screws to steer credit away from risky sectors
Circular 14/2025/TT-NHNN is a positive step bringing Việt Nam closer to international banking safety standards as it improves system safety transparency and the ability to respond to risks.
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Stabilize deposit interest rates, reduce lending interest rates
On August 4, 2025, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued Official Dispatch No. 6784/NHNN-CSTT directing and guiding the banking system to resolutely and effectively implement solutions to stabilize deposit interest rates and reduce lending interest rates to promote economic growth in 2025 under the direction of the Government and Prime Minister.
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The State Bank of Vietnam adjusts credit growth targets
On July 31, 2025, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) announced an upward adjustment to the 2025 credit growth targets for credit institutions (CIs). This additional allocation is a proactive measure by the SBV, meaning CIs do not need to submit requests.
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Seminar on credit rating and scoring models applying new technology
The seminar "Enhancing risk management capacity, improving credit quality with credit rating and scoring models applying new technology" organized by the Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) in coordination with the Vietnam National Credit Information Center (CIC) will take place on July 30, 2025 in Hanoi.
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Interest rate cut requires a trade-off in foreign exchange rate
Phạm Chí Quang, Director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s Monetary Policy Department, talks about the cause of the đồng devaluation and forecasts the đồng in the second half of 2025.
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Autonomy and stability balanced via credit reform
The State Bank of Vietnam is setting out a roadmap towards removing credit growth ceilings, accompanied by efforts to enhance the autonomy of credit institutions.
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More than 86 million bank accounts to be terminated from September 1
The SBV stated that the deletion of over 86 million bank accounts was considered a system cleanup measure.
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Major "bottlenecks" in resolving disputes related to credit in courts
At the workshop, themed "Improving the effectiveness of resolving cases related to credit institutions at People's Courts", held on the morning of July 18, 2025, Ms. Vu Ngoc Lan, Deputy Director of the Legal Department, State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), pointed out the new breakthroughs of the Law on Credit Institutions 2024 and frankly raised major problems in adjudication practice, while proposing synchronous solutions to improve the efficiency of resolving credit disputes in Court.
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Improve the efficiency of resolving credit-related cases
On the morning of July 18, 2025, the Vietnam Banks Association, in coordination with the Supreme People's Court and the State Bank of Vietnam, organized a workshop on "Improving the effectiveness of resolving cases related to credit institutions at the People's Court". The workshop frankly pointed out a series of difficulties and shortcomings and proposed many breakthrough solutions to unblock the flow of credit and protect the legitimate rights of all parties.
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Interest rates on downward trajectory
Persistently low volumes in collateralised open market operations lending, and the central bank’s steady net withdrawals, have underscored a surplus of VND liquidity in the banking system, bolstering market confidence and driving interbank rates to fresh lows.
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Banks end magnetic cards, require biometrics for firms from July 1
From July 1, banks across Việt Nam stopped using magnetic stripe cards and now require biometrics for company accounts to prevent fraud and improve security.
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The State Bank of Vietnam reorganizes the regional branch system
Regional branches of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBVs) will officially come into operation from July 1, 2025, in sync with the new local government system.
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SBV continues to review and cut administrative procedures
100% of the intra-government administrative procedures between the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and other State administrative agencies, as well as the internal procedures within the SBV, will be reviewed and simplified.
