Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting on September 21 between cabinet members and leaders of 13 joint stock commercial banks as part of efforts to seek measures aimed at boosting national socio-economic development.
Four State commercial banks have disbursed a total amount of VND1,234 billion (US$49.3 million) for social housing projects by the end of the second quarter of 2024.
After July 1, transactions exceeding VND10 million per online transfer or VND20 million per day, as well as bill payments exceeding VND100 million, require facial verification, with many commercial banks reporting smooth implementation.
Since the beginning of June 2024, the SBV has approved numerous commercial banks to increase their charter capital through various methods such as dividend distribution, new share issuance, and employee stock ownership plans (ESOP).
From 2:30 p.m. on June 3, the five entities mentioned will initiate the sale of SJC gold bars to individual customers. Starting from June 4, sales will begin at 9 a.m.
The price of SJC gold continued to drop, trading below VND81 million (US$3,171) per tael on Monday morning, narrowing the gap between domestic and international gold prices of VND10.3 million (US$403) per tael.
At 10:45 am on June 4, the four state-owned banks simultaneously announced that the selling price of an SJC-branded gold bar was VND78.98 million (US$3090) per tael, falling VND1 million (US$39) a tael compared to yesterday evening.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is expected to sell SJC gold through four state-owned joint stock commercial banks as opposed to through auctions from June 3 with the aim of ensuring market stabilisation.
