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Beleaguered bank attracts deposits of $255 mln in single day after interest hike

By Quynh Trang   October 12, 2022 | 06:26 pm PT
Beleaguered bank attracts deposits of $255 mln in single day after interest hike
Customers and staff are seen at an office of SCB in District 6, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of SCB
Embattled Saigon Commercial Bank received nearly VND6 trillion (US$255 million) worth of deposits on Wednesday after getting VND1.6 trillion on Tuesday, the State Bank of Vietnam said.

Nguyen Duc Lenh, deputy director of the central bank’s HCMC Branch, said Wednesday that the number of people withdrawing money before maturity from SCB has fallen.

VND6 trillion, including fresh deposits and renewal of matured deposits, in a single day is a large figure, he told VnExpress.

Crowds had been gathering at SCB’s branches since Saturday afternoon to withdraw their money because of safety fears.

The SCB and the central bank have been assuring the public that the bank is functioning normally and that all bank deposits are protected by the government.

On Oct. 8, SCB increased its interest rate for 12-month deposits by 1 percentage point to 8.55%, the highest in Vietnam.

It also raised the rates for all deposits of nine months and more by 1 percentage point.

Its management said Truong My Lan, chairwoman of Van Thinh Phat Group, who was arrested for alleged fraud related to issuance and trading of bonds worth trillions of dong (VND1 trillion = $41.87 million), is not have any managerial or executive position at the bank.

 
 
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