Weekly Bulletin on Banking Operations (November 16-20, 2020)
1. Forex market and exchange rates:
On the first day of the week (November 16, 2020), the buying and selling exchange rates quoted on the website of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) (at the end of the day) were at VND 23,085/23,265 per USD, down by VND 5 for both buying and selling exchange rates compared to the those of the last day of the previous week (November 13, 2020). On November 17, 2020, the exchanges rates continued to go down by VND 5 each to VND 23,080/23.260 per USD. On November 18, 2020, the exchange rates were up by VND 10 each to VND 23,090/23,270 per USD, before finally stood at VND 23,085/23,065 per USD on the last two days of the week (November 19-20, 2020).
2. Mobilization and lending interest rates:
2.1. Mobilization interest rates:
- The mobilization interest rates in VND: The common rates were on a downward trend in comparison with those at the end of 2019, standing at 0.1% p.a – 0.2% p.a for demand and below 1-month term deposits, 3.3% p.a – 3.9% p.a for 1-month to below 6-month terms, 4.2% p.a – 6.0% p.a for 6-month to below 12-month terms, and 5.8% p.a – 6.9% 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 on a downward trend as compared to those at the end of 2019. The cap for VND lending rate for short-term loans of 4.5% p.a continued to be applied to a number of sectors and fields.
- The lending interest rates in USD: The common rates were between 3.0% p.a – 6.0% p.a. The rates were 3.0% p.a – 4.5% p.a for short-term loans, and 4.2% p.a – 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 391,025 billion, an average of VND 78,205 billion per day, an increase of VND 18,627 billion per day as compared to the previous week (November 9-13, 2020); meanwhile the transaction amount in USD was equivalent to VND 121,662 billion, an average of VND 24,332 billion per day, a decrease of VND 8,850 billion per day as compared to the previous week.
Most VND transactions were for overnight term and 1-week term, accounting for 65% and 16% of the total amount of VND transactions respectively. The transactions in USD were mostly for overnight term and 1-week term, accounting for 70% and 17% of the total amount of USD transactions respectively.
3.2. Average inter-bank interest rates:
- For transactions in VND: The average inter-bank interest rates fluctuated slightly for most terms. Specifically, the average inter-bank interest rates for overnight, 1-week and 1-month terms were 0.11% p.a, 0.18% p.a and 0.7% p.a respectively.
- For transactions in USD: The average inter-bank interest rates fluctuated slightly for all terms. Specifically, the average inter-bank interest rates for overnight, 1-week and 1-month terms were 0.11% p.a, 0.14% p.a and 0.26% p.a respectively.
The specific average inter-bank interest rates were as follows:
Unit: % p.a
Overnight |
1-week |
2-week |
1-month |
3-month |
6-month |
9-month |
|
VND |
0.11 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
0.70 |
1.07 |
3.08 |
3.21 |
USD |
0.11 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.26 |
0.64 |
1.42 |
2.70 |
Translated by Le Hang