Friday 20 June 2008

NamA Bank raises dong deposit rates

Friday, June 20, 2008
From June 17, Nam A Commercial Joint Stock Bank (NamA Bank) officially increased the dong deposit rates to the highest level of 18.36% per year to assure the competitiveness amongst banks.

Particularly, 1-3 week term deposits will get the interest rates of 17.04-17.28% per year, 1-3 month terms 17.88%, 4-12-month terms 17.76% and 13-36-month terms 17.64%.

Notably, from one to three-month terms, the interest rate of 18.36% per year will be applied on deposits worth over five billion dong, 18.24% for deposits worth 1-5 billion dong, 18.12% for from 500 million to one billion dong, 18.00% from 100-500 million dong and 17.88% for deposits worth below 100 million dong.

According to the bank, customers with week deposits will not be allowed to withdraw the principal before due. Deposits with from one-month terms will be allowed to withdraw the principal before due but they have to let the bank know earlier one day.