On May 7, the SBV issued guidance for Vietnam Bank of Social Policies to provide loans at 0% interest rates with worth a total of VND16 trillion (US$686.42 million) for customers directly affected by the pandemic and businesses in paying salaries and wages for furloughed staffs. … [Read more...] about Vietnam credit growth slows to 2.13% in 6-month period
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Credit grows slowly, but banks still make profits
The latest update released at the 2020 shareholders’ meeting showed the bank’s outstanding loans had reached VND291.4 trillion as of May 31, an increase of 9.88 percent compared with the beginning of the year. The central bank explained that because of Covid-19, demand is weak and people have tightened their purse strings. … [Read more...] about Credit grows slowly, but banks still make profits
Science and technology one of the country’s major policies: official
After the congress, Party branches from central to local levels, as well as all Party members and cadres, will have to immediately implement the Resolution of the 13th Congress. Each Party member, each branch, field, and locality will have to develop an innovative way to implement the Resolution, build a detailed, feasible action plan for rapid and sustainable economic and social development, in order to contribute to the development of the country. VNS … [Read more...] about Science and technology one of the country’s major policies: official
FPT launches app for extracting information from document photos
Hanoi (VNA) – Telecom group FPT’s affiliate FPT Smart Cloud has officially launched FPT.AI Reader, a solution for identifying and extracting information from images on identification documents, with an accuracy rate of 98 percent. … [Read more...] about FPT launches app for extracting information from document photos
VN central bank’s VND16 trillion aid receives lackluster response from employers
Employers qualifying for the program must pay 50% of the basic wage in advance and they can take out loans at just 50% (less than VND2 million) for each staff member. For instance, a company with 100 workers can borrow only VND200 million. Therefore, many firms have shifted to other credit sources, An explained. … [Read more...] about VN central bank’s VND16 trillion aid receives lackluster response from employers
