Under the document, the SBV requested credit institutions, branches of foreign banks and regional SBV offices to implement measures to maintain stable market interest rates.
Recent increases in deposit rates, initially led by joint-stock lenders, have spread to State-owned banks, signalling the formation of a new rate baseline in the money market.
The draft law was presented by State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Governor Nguyễn Thị Hồng at a National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee meeting on Monday to discuss the proposed changes.
A notable driver was the continued surge in individual deposits, which hit a record high of nearly VNĐ7.5 quadrillion, up 5.73 per cent since the beginning of the year.
According to the SBV, Decision No. 2410/QĐ-NHNN and Decision No. 2410/QĐ-NHNN aim to ensure consistency on a legal basis with other issued circulars on deposit interest rates.
Vietcombank Securities Company (VCBS) forecasts that deposit interest rates in the third quarter of 2024 will continue to increase by about 0.3-0.5 percentage points.
Despite the remarkable surge in gold prices and the gradual increase in deposit interest rates, the stock market continues to stand out as an appealing investment channel.
The SBV applied a dollar-denominated deposit interest rate cap of 1 per cent per year for organisations in 2010 and 3 per cent per year for individuals in 2011.
Industry experts have predicted a potential increase in deposit interest rates by 0.5 to 1 percentage point in the second half of the year, placing the rate at over 6 per cent per year.