The liquidity of the whole banking system has remained good, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong has said.

Amid the US Federal Reserve (FED)’s continuous increases of interest rates to cope with inflation, the most important task for Vietnam now is to keep macro-economic stability, with monetary stability being the core, some economic experts have said.

Increasing deposit interest rates is in line with the general trend, ensuring liquidity safety and capital mobilisation for the economy, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Pham Thanh Ha has said.

VOV.VN - Despite banks moving to raise interest rates that has caused numerous difficulties for businesses, the move could be viewed as a necessary step toward maintaining the stability of the forex market and ensuring anti-inflation requirements.

The State Bank of Vietnam on October 24 decided to revise up several interest rates by 1%, starting from October 25.

As many major central banks tightened monetary policies to contain soaring inflation, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on September 22 also decided to hike its benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points, effective September 23.

VOV.VN - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has decided to raise operating interest rates by approximately 1% as of September 23 in an effort to keep inflation in check and maintain the macroecnomic stability.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) will persist in monetary policy management solutions towards macroeconomic stability, but closely follow all developments to manage the situation in an appropriate manner, SBV Governor Nguyen Thi Hong said, given the Federal Reserve System (Fed)’s latest interest rate increase.

As the tightening of lending and corporate bond issues is hitting the property sector, the market is doomed to grapple with severe financial hardships.

Capital account restrictions largely insulate interest rates in Vietnam from global monetary tightening and the country’s policy rate is expected to increase 50 basis points to 4.5% by end-2023, according to Fitch Ratings.