Vietnam urges banking sector to aid businesses to accelerate economic recovery

Vietnam's central bank and the banking sector have been asked to quickly implement more policies to speed up economic recovery and provide support to businesses across the country, local media reported on Wednesday.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged the State Bank of Vietnam and commercial banks to continue their support to property developers, such as bringing down current interest rates, which have been reported as unsustainably high by the industry, local newspaper Vietnam News reported.

Noting that the country's economic development has experienced some setbacks, with a recorded growth lower than last year, the leader said it is important to implement banking policies as tools to efficiently mobilize the country's resources, especially those of land and capital, and to overcome challenges.

Changes must be made to maintain stability and improve the liquidity of the property market, especially in current credit and finance regulations, he said.

He also instructed local governments to look into administrative issues that still hinder many property projects' progress, saying that to developers, it's equally important for such issues to be resolved promptly, the newspaper reported.

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