Credit financing

Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang has said that many projects have reached the end of their ODA loan agreements but have not fully disbursed the funds.

As credit demand peaks, Vietnam’s banks are managing rising funding costs and tighter liquidity amid a challenging global environment.

Standard Chartered Foundation has announced a $6 million investment to programmes that will help young people in Singapore and ASEAN secure employment.

MUFG Bank, Ltd. has signed a sustainability-linked loan with Angimex-Kitoku Limited Company, a Vietnam-Japan joint venture specialising in rice cultivation.

Commercial banks are under mounting pressure as credit growth accelerates ahead of deposits and liquidity tightens.

PIDG has made an equity investment of VND218.6 billion ($8.68 million) in Hoa Binh-Xuan Mai Clean Water Limited Liability Company.

Vietnam's corporate bond market saw a surge in new issuances and early redemptions in mid-October.

Several Vietnamese lenders issue share dividends to lift capital and reward shareholders.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City hit almost $8 billion in the first nine months of 2025, up 6.25 per cent from the same period last year.

Vietnam has lowered the interest rate on social housing loans, aiming to expand affordable housing access for low-income groups.

More than $17.6 billion in public investment was disbursed in the first nine months of 2025, meeting half of the year’s target.

The European Commission and other European actors have announced a nearly $500 million package to advance the Bac Ai Pumped Hydro Storage project.

Lending rates have remained relatively stable, but room for further cuts appears limited amid persistent exchange rate and inflation pressures.

Swedfund has invested $15 million in Excelsior Capital Vietnam Fund II to boost Vietnamese private sector development and growth, and thereby job creation.

HDBank announced the successful issuance of $50 million in international green bonds to the International Financial Corporation (IFC) on October 2.