07:09, 01/09/2011

Compulsory reserve ratios of foreign currency up 1%

 The State Bank of Vietnam has decided to raise compulsory reserve ratios of foreign currency for credit institutions by 1%...

 
The State Bank of Vietnam has decided to raise compulsory reserve ratios of foreign currency for credit institutions by 1% as from September 2011.

Accordingly, compulsory reserve ratios for non-term foreign currency deposits and those with terms of less than 12 months at State-owned banks, joint stock commercial banks, 100% foreign-invested banks, joint venture banks and branches of foreign banks in Vietnam will be increased to 8%.

The ratio for the same deposits at Agribank, Central People’s Credit Funds and co-operative banks will be 5% of the total compulsory reserves.

N.T