Weekly Bulletin on Banking Operations (November 18-22, 2019)
1. Forex market and exchange rates:
The buying and selling exchange rates quoted on the commercial banks’ websites were VND 23,145/23,265 against the USD on the first two days of the week, then decreased slightly and were quoted at VND 23,140/23,260 against the USD on the last three days of the week (unchanged for both buying and selling exchange rates as compared to the last day of the previous week).
2. Mobilization and lending interest rates:
2.1. Mobilization interest rates:
- The mobilization interest rates in VND: The common rates were between 0.2% p.a – 0.8% p.a for demand and below 1-month term deposits, 4.3% p.a – 5.0% p.a for 1-month to below 6-month terms, 5.5% p.a – 7.0% p.a for 6-month to below 12-month terms, and 6.6% – 7.5% p.a for 12-month plus terms.
- The mobilization interest rates in USD: The common mobilization interest rate in USD was 0% p.a for both individuals’ and institutions’ deposits.
2.2. Lending rates:
- The lending interest rates in VND: The common average rates were between 6.0% – 9.0% p.a for short-term loans; 9.0% p.a – 11.0% p.a for medium and long-term loans.
- The lending interest rates in USD: The common rates were between 3.0% – 6.0% p.a. The rates were 3.0% p.a – 4.7% p.a for short-term loans and 4.5% – 6.0% p.a for medium and long-term loans.
3. Inter-bank transaction operations:
3.1. Transactions:
According to the reports submitted by the credit institutions and the foreign bank branches, the total amount of transactions in the inter-bank market within the week reached approximately VND 299,727 billion, an average of VND 59,945 billion/day, an increase of VND 10,228 billion/day as compared to the week of November 11-15, 2019; meanwhile the transaction amount in USD was equivalent to VND 163,532 billion, an average of VND 32,706 billion/day, an increase of VND 5,096 billion/day as compared to the previous week.
Most VND transactions were for overnight and 1-week terms, accounting for 65% and 18% of the total amount of VND transactions respectively. The transactions in USD were mostly for overnight and 1-week terms, accounting for 70% and 16% of the total amount of USD transactions respectively.
3.2. The average inter-bank interest rates:
- For transactions in VND: As compared to the previous week, the average inter-bank interest rates slightly increased for most terms. Specifically, the average inter-bank interest rates for overnight term, 1-week term and 1-month term increased by 0.85 percentage points p.a, 0.72 percentage points p.a and 0.18 percentage points p.a to 2.75% p.a, 2.88% p.a and 2.76% p.a respectively.
- For transactions in USD: The average inter-bank interest rates were on a slight downward trend for most terms. Specifically, the average inter-bank interest rates for overnight term and 1-week term decreased by 0.02 percentage points p.a and 0.03 percentage points p.a to 1.58% p.a and 1.63% p.a respectively.
The specific average inter-bank interest rates were as follows:
Term |
Overnight |
1-week |
2-week |
1-month |
3-month |
6-month |
9-month |
VND |
2.75 |
2.88 |
2.67 |
2.76 |
4.51 |
5.30 |
5.72 |
USD |
1.58 |
1.63 |
1.77 |
1.98 |
2.25 |
2.08 |
3.95 |
Translated by Le Hang