During nine months of 2022, the SBV had managed the monetary instruments in a consistent and flexible manner in accordance with the macro-economic developments, thereby contributing to controlling the inflation at an average level of 2.73% for the 9 months, and it is estimated to be below 4% for the whole 2022, which is much lower than that of other countries in the region and in the world.
Credit growth for nine months of 2022 had increased by over 11% as compared to that of the same period of 2021; the credit growth for the whole year may increase by 16-17%, which is a very high level. This is also a factor contributing to the economic growth, which is expected to reach 8% for the whole year.
About the exchange rate, the SBV has been closely monitoring the market developments and managing the exchange rate in a flexible manner in order to maintain the stability in the money and forex markets.
In nine months of 2022, the liquidity of the banking system had been ensured and there was even a surplus of liquidity. Although the common interest rates had not gone down, the increase had been kept at 0.3-0.4% as compared to the rates at the end of the previous year.
The SBV Governor emphasized that the overall and consistent goals are to control the inflation, maintain the macro-economic stability, and ensure the safety of the banking sector in order to contribute to the socio-economic development.
Talking about the solutions to remove the difficulties for the oil and gasoline businesses, the SBV Governor proposed that the Ministry of Industry and Trade analyze and evaluate the causes leading to such phenomenon and suggest appropriate solutions. In terms of the credit management, the SBV has always given high priority to the production and business activities, including the oil and gasoline business.
About the 2% interest rate support program, the SBV had recently conducted inter-ministerial surveys in various provinces. The results showed that in some provinces, out of 183 customers being eligible for accessing the support package, there were 126 customers who were not interested in the interest rate support package, 46 customers had not responded yet. In the coming time, the SBV would evaluate and make a general report to be submitted to the Government and the National Assembly./.
Source: sbv.gov.vn