Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Vice Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu has stated that green credit is an important financial source of the economy.
Since 2015, the SBV has issued a number of documents guiding banking activities in eco-friendly fields.
According to the SBV’s Credit Department for Economic Sectors, the total green outstanding debts surged from over 71 trillion VND (3 billion USD) in late 2015 to over 340 trillion VND in late 2020. As of the late October, the whole economy’s credit had reached nearly 9.99 quadrillion VND, resulting in a hike in green credit, mostly in the field of green agriculture and renewable energy.
A representative from the Vietnam Maritime Commercial Bank (MSB) said the lender will continue gearing credit into eco-friendly projects, considering it a driver of growth in terms of asset, revenue and profit this year.
♚ Despite the COVID-19 pandemic this year, foreign direct capital still poured into green projects. Recently, Proparco - the Development Finance Institution of France - provided a 50 million USD loan for HDBank to serve green projects while the International Finance Corporation (IFC) offered 100 million USD loan to the Orient Commercial Bank (OCB) in a bid to help the private sector contribute more to green and sustainable development in Vietnam.
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However, the ratio of green credit remains modest, mostly in large-scale banks as renewable energy projects have long payback period, high capital and market risks,
A study showed that each country needs to create a legal corridor for green credit activities to effectively perform relevant policies.
🎐 SBV Governor Nguyen Thi Hong said the SBV will continue perfecting the legal framework with specific standards on green credit and list of sectors in green field, thus making it easier for credit organisations to evaluate and monitor projects in need of green credit./.
VPBank and Proparco - the private sector financing branch of Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have signed a 50-million-USD loan with the aim of supporting climate-friendly initiatives, green and energy efficient projects, as well as small-and-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) announced on May 27 that it has signed an agreement on the SUNREF green credit line with the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance businesses investing in the fields of environmental protection, climate change response, and green growth.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided a 100 million USD long-term loan for the Orient Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OCB) to increase the private sector’s contributions to green and sustainable growth in Vietnam.
Proparco, the private sector financing branch of Agence Française de Developpement (AFD), has granted a 50 million USD loan to HDBank to finance green projects and promote sustainable development in Vietnam.
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