STATE BANK
OF VIETNAM
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No. 1250/QD-NHNN
SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence- Freedom – Happiness
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Hanoi, 22 May 2009
 
DECISION
 
ON THE BASE INTEREST RATE IN VIETNAMESE DONG
 
THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE BANK
 
-         Pursuant to the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam in 1997; the Law on the amendment, supplement of several Articles of the Law on the State Bank of Vietnam in 2003;
-         Pursuant to the Law on Credit Institutions in 1997; the Law on the amendment, supplement of several Articles of the Law on Credit Institutions in 2004;
-         Pursuant to the Decree No. 96/2008/ND-CP dated 26 August 2008 of the Government providing for the functions, duties, authorities and organizational structure of the State Bank of Vietnam;
-         Upon the proposal of the Director of the Monetary Policy Department,
 
DECIDES:
 
Article 1.
To announce the base interest rate in Vietnamese Dong to be of 7.0% per annum.
Article 2.
This Decision shall be effective from 01 June 2009 and replace the Decision No. 1015/QD-NHNN dated 29 April 2009 of the Governor of the State Bank on the base interest rate in Vietnamese Dong.