REFINANCING INTEREST RATE INCREASES TO 14%
On April 29, 2011 , the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam issued the Decision No.929/QD-NHNN on refinancing interest rate, rediscount interest rate, interest rate applicable to overnight loan in the inter-bank electronic payment and applicable to the loan for making up capital deficiency in clearing payment of State Bank of Vietnam for banks.
Accordingly, re-financing interest rate to be of 14.0%/annum; rediscount interest rate to be of 13.0%/annum; interest rate applicable to overnight loan in the inter-bank electronic payment and applicable to the loan for making up capital deficiency in clearing payment of State Bank of Vietnam for banks to be of 14.0% per annum; so all the interest rate levels increase 1% compared to the previous regulation.
This Decision shall be effective from 01 May 2011; Decision No. 692/QD-NHNN dated 31 March 2011 and provisions on the rediscount interest rate at the Decision No. 379/QD-NHNN dated 08 March 2011 shall expire.