Green credit
Green credit policy in Vietnam: Current situation and solutions
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Lao Dong Newspaper would like to quoted a speech from the Department of Credit for Economic Sectors - State Bank of Vietnam within the framework of the Workshop "Unblocking Green Credit Flow" organized by Lao Dong Newspaper in coordination with the State Bank of Vietnam on April 25, 2025.
Green credit: Catalyst to promote green transformation
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Green credit is a "catalyst" for green transformation, supporting businesses to invest in clean technology, save energy and environmentally friendly projects.
Green direction for the Vietnamese real estate market
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In the context of climate change and the need for sustainable development becoming increasingly urgent, green real estate is gradually becoming an inevitable trend in Vietnam.
Workshop: Unblocking green credit flows
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Hanoi - Lao Dong Newspaper in collaboration with the State Bank of Vietnam organized the Workshop "Unblocking green credit flows".
Pioneering banks in developing green credit effectively support businesses
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The workshop "Unblocking green credit flows" aims to clarify the role of green credit in the journey of green transformation and sustainable development.
Green credit requires a balance between commitments and implementation corridors
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In the green transformation journey, commercial banks in Vietnam have made many remarkable efforts. However, in general, green credit is still like a big river that is still blocked and divided by a series of system barriers.
Unblocking green credit flows
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Vietnamese commercial banks are pioneering in efforts to greening the economy, from product design to implementing environmentally friendly credit packages. Despite clear changes, the journey to expand green credit is still facing many barriers from both the system and practice.
Green transformation faces difficulties due to lack of support capital
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For many green manufacturing enterprises, especially in the environmental and agricultural sectors, access to green credit still faces many difficulties due to problems with classification criteria, guaranteed assets and support policies that have not been effectively resolved.
Green credit growth rate is not commensurate with potential
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Green credit still accounts for only a small proportion of total credit, and has not fully exploited the room and potential. The implementation still faces many challenges in terms of legal framework, awareness, and appraisal capacity. Lao Dong Newspaper interviewed Mr. Nguyen Ba Hung, chief economist in Vietnam, Asian Development Bank (ADB) on green credit development in Vietnam.
Expected 45 types of projects are granted green credit, issuing green bonds
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It is expected that there are 45 types of investment projects in 7 areas confirmed to meet the environmental criteria for green credit and green bond issuance.
Unblocking green credit flows, expanding sustainable financial scale
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Many businesses said that they have heard about green credit but still lack information and are confused in accessing this resource.
Information transparency, data standardization to promote green credit
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Vietnam is entering an important period to promote green growth, in which green credit is considered a core financial tool.
Many room for green credit growth
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Green credit has grown positively but has not yet exploited its full potential due to barriers in legality, criteria and green standards. These problems make it difficult for banks and businesses to meet each other.
Prime Minister requests to promote green credit sources
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The Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Finance to promote green finance quickly and promptly; the State Bank to promote green credit sources.