Vietnam credit growth slated to rise by 19%

Vietnam’s credit growth is likely to stand at 18-19 percent in 2018, similar to the rates in the last three years, the National Financial Supervisory Commission said on Monday. This year, the proportion of mediumand long-term loans is expected to drop, and that of short-term loans is expected to rise, while consumer credit is predicted to continue to surge. Meanwhile, mobilization and lending interest rates are forecast to be fairly stable, increasing or decreasing around 0.2 percentage points against last year. Vietnam posted a credit growth of 19 percent in 2017.