ASEAN finance and central bank leaders issue joint statement
Statement adopted at the close of the two-day 10th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Indonesia on August 24-25.
PM meets bank leaders
At a meeting with leaders of commercial banks on October 16, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked them to comply with the law and strengthen their governance capacity. Vietnam’s commercial bank sector has continually grown in scale, quality, and financial capacity. Total assets at joint stock commercial banks stand at VND7.5 quadrillion ($307.15 billion) and at four State-owned commercial banks more than VND7 quadrillion (286.7 billion).
Adopting the right approach to monetary policy
Since Covid-19 first broke out, central banks around the world have loosened monetary policies to support economic recovery. Changes are now being made, however, to deal with rising prices and inflation. In Vietnam, meanwhile, the CPI is still low and it will be difficult to reach GDP growth targets, so it is likely that the State Bank of Vietnam will maintain its loosened monetary policy as it is effective in supporting economic recovery and has not caused any significant concerns about inflation.