16 March 2020 – Central Bank reduces refinancing and discount rates

Type of Intervention: Financial Support, Regulation
Sectors Involved: Central Bank
Intervention Categories: Monetary and macro financial policy
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Bank of the State

Overview: Decision number 419/QD 2020, Bank of the State decided to reduce rate for refinancing from 6.0%/year to 5.0%/year; discount rate from 4.0%/year to 3.5%/year.
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Type of Justification: Learning from other jurisdictions
Source of Evidence or Justification: International – government
Evidence/Justification: Cites US Federal Reserve as dropping interest rates to support liquidity of the financial market