# Lending rates under pressure in Vietnam amid market developments

> Vietnam's central bank aims to keep interest rates stable in 2017, but lending rates are under pressure from rising commodity prices, administered price increases, and climate risks. Analysts also expect the US dollar to strengthen as the Fed raises rates, which could limit how far Vietnam can cut rates.

- Date: 2017-01-30 · published 2017-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73282-lending-rates-under-pressure-in-vietnam-amid-market-developments
- Commodities: [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

Rising borrowing costs and a firmer dollar would raise financing costs for Vietnamese feed producers and importers. The effect on grain prices is indirect.

## Sources

- nationthailand.com: https://www.nationthailand.com/international/30305314

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