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  Rural finance project I

  Rural Finance Project II

Corporate and individual customers

SERVICE CHARGES

EXCHANGE RATE

Code Transfer Selling
For reference only.

USD

19 080.00

19 100.00

EUR

25 951.00

26 258.00

GBP

28 446.00

28 829.00

HKD

2 445.00

2 490.00

CHF

17 734.00

17 994.00

JPY

210.03

212.94

THB

562.91

608.49

AUD

17 327.00

17 610.00

CAD

18 533.00

18 796.00

SGD

13 584.00

13 804.00

SEK

2 652.00

2 714.00

DKK

3 468.00

3 549.00

NOK

3 216.00

3 294.00

INTEREST RATES (Ha Noi)

Deposit interest rates USD

For reference only.

KKH

0.10%/year

3 months

2.90%/year

6 months

3.20%/year

9 months

3.40%/year

12 months

3.70%/year

18 months

3.70%/year

24 months

4.00%/year

36 months

4.00%/year

Deposit interest rates VND

For reference only.

KKH

2.40%/month

3 months

10.00%/month

6 months

10.10%/month

9 months

10.20%/month

12 months

10.30%/month

18 months

10.40%/month

24 months

10.40%/month

36 months

10.40%/month

 

SERVICES

FINANCIAL INSTITUTION CUSTOMER
: Rural Finance Project II  (Credit Facility No. 3648-VN)

1. About the Project
Rural Finance Project II was built on the foundation of the successful experience of Rural Finance Project I. At Decision No. 285/QD- TTg dated Apr 18, 2002, the Government’s Prime Minister decided to invest in Rural Finance Project II and appointed the State Bank of Vietnam to be the Regulatory body and BIDV to be the Project Owner (Wholesale Bank). The project was also implemented in the model of credit wholesale. The Credit line agreement for the project  ( Credit Facility no. 3648-VN) was signed on Sep 9, 2002
and took effect  since Apr 14th 2003


1.1. Project’spackages
According to the Agreement, World Bank would fund an approximate  amount of USD 200 million  for the project , which would be allocated in 2 packages :

  • The credit package (totaling USD 189.7 million) and consists of 2 subpackages: (i) Rural Development Fund II (RDFII) with the fund of USD 165.7 million , (ii) Micro Lending Finance ( MLF) with the fund of USD 24 million and  

  • The Institutional Capability Enhancement package for banks involved in the Project  with the fund of 10.3 million USD.

1.2. Project implementation scope
The project lending scope spreads all over the country, except for the urban areas of 4 big cities namely Hanoi, Haiphong, Danang and Hochiminh city

1.3. Project duration (5 years)

This project will finish in Mar 2008. However, like the Rural Finance Project I, the turnover fund of Rural Finance Project II (established under the principal repayment from banks involved in the Project) will be available until 2007 and will continue to be lent to
Credit institutions to achieve objectives of the project.

 

2. Parties to the Project

2.1. Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam

Transaction Center III acts as the wholesale Bank of the project to relend provided fund to selected Credit Organizations.

2.2. Selectable credit organizations include:

  • State- owned banks

  • Joint- stock banks

  • Central people’s credit fund and

  • Other credit institutions operating in Vietnam

2.3. Eligible end borrower

  • Individual, households

  • Cooperatives ( already converted under the new Cooperatives law)

  • Non- state owned enterprises in the rural with eligible micro project

3. Eligible micro projects
Eligible micro projects are feasible projects or initiatives to develop rural agricultural economics in the country, except for the urban areas of four big cities namely Hanoi, Haiphong, Danang and Hochiminh. In concrete:

  • Rural agricultural  and industrial lines in agro product and sea food processing

  • Traditional lines of business such as garments, embroidery, handicraft..

  • Production- trade supporting lines of business such as transportation, mechanical processing and construction in rural areas.

Those businesses which donot directly serve rural and agricultural economic evelopment, consumption loan, real estate speculation and operations which have bad effect on the environment are uneligible for the project’s loans.


4. Wholesale- Retail Interest
 

4.1.  Whole sale interest

  • VND loan: Interest rate that BIDV applies to other Credit institutions is the current basic interest rate minus one margin. This “margin” is kept fixed in 3 months and it is calculated by subtracting the 3 months, 6 months, 12 months weighted average interest from the current basic interest, which has to meet the requirement of mandatory reserves stipulated by the State Bank (not lower than 5%/year)

  • USD loan: In certain cases, BIDV may lend USD to other Credit Institutions at the interest rate of Libor plus an amount, but not lower than 2.75%/ year.

4.2. Retail interest
Credit Institutions are free to determine interest rate to the end borrowers, relevant with the interest rate policy of each credit institutions.

5. Scope and limit of the finance

5.1. Rural Development Finance (RDF II)

The loan value to an end borrower mustnot excede 5% the equity of BIDV

5.2 Micro lending Finance (MLF)

The loan value to a micro project mustnot excede the equivalent of USD 400  for individual/ household borrower and USD1,000  for family enterprise borrower who employs at least 3 non family workers ( Exchange rate at the relent date is applied)

 

6. Rights and obligations of credit institutions when joining the project

6.1. Rights

  • No mortgages or collateral

  • Stable, long term finance up to 15 years at relevant interest rate

  • Participating in a World Bank Project improves credibility of the credit institution, facilitates resources mobilization and credit, service improvement.

  • Being able to reborrow project’s finance from Transaction Center III- BIDV to perform training activities at preferential interest (0.75%/year) and long term ( 25 years with 8 years in grace)

6.2. Obligations

  • Manage and use the capital under Vietnam’s law provided the institution keeps right borrowing objects, right objectives of the Project and bears all the responsibilities for loan related credit risks

  • Repay principal and interest on due date

  • Credit institution need to join by its own fund with at least 10% total cost of each micro project when it relends to the end borrower

  • Perform report duty as stipulated by WB and wholesale bank.

7. Project joining procedure

7.1. Credit institutions who wish to join Rural Finance Project II and make use of its fund to relend need to send Transaction Center III- BIDV an application file to serve as the basis for selection, including:

  • An original request form to join the Project signed by Board of Directors Chairman (or General Director) 

  • An orignal Board of Directors’ resolution to join RDF II or MLF

  • Establishment permission, article, operating licence, business registration ( notarized copy)

  • List of shareholders and shares (stamped by the institution)

  • Annual reports of 3 recent years and supplementary reports detailing such annual reports ( notarized copy)

  • Model of the bank’s structure ( signed and stamped by the General Director)

  • Preliminary report on the bank’s approving and lending procedure to rural borrowers ( signed and stamped by the General Director/ Director)

  • Plans and programs in the coming year ( signed and stamped by the General Director/ Director)

  • Financial projection in the coming year ( signed and stamped by the General Director/ Director)

7.2 After obtaining in full the above- mentioned documents, BIDV will proceed to examine the application following WB’s required financial criteria.

 

8. List of Credit Institutions selected to join the Rural Finance Project II
1. Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
2. Mekong Housing Bank
3. Asia Commercial Bank
4. East Asia Commercial Bank
5. Phuong Nam joint stock Bank
6. Sacombank
7. Saigon commercial bank
8. Vietnam International Bank
9. Phuongdong joint stock commercial bank
10. Technical and commercial joint stock bank
11. Nam A joint stock commercial bank
12. Hanoi joint stock commercial bank
13. Military joint stock commercial bank
14. Dai A joint stock commercial bank
15. Nhon Ai joint stock commercial bank
16. My Xuyen joint stock commercial bank
17. Kien Long joint stock commercial bank
18. Rach Kien joint stock commercial bank
19. Central People’s credit fund
 

9. For further information, please contact:

  • Director of Transaction Center III- BIDV
    Nguyen Huy Tua
    Tel.: (04) 2200577
    Fax: (04) 2200569
    Email: sgd3@hn.vnn.vn

     

  • Address of Transaction Center III- BIDV
    11 fl, Vincom tower block A
    191 Ba Trieu HaiBaTrung Dist, Hanoi
    Tel.: (04) 2200570
    Fax: (04) 2200569
    Email:
    sgd3@hn.vnn.vn

     

  • General information about the Project
    Project Management Division – Transaction Center III- BIDV Tel.: (04) 2200571

  • Information on the procedure of selecting credit organizations to join the project:
    Selecting Division, Transaction Center III- BIDV Tel.: (04) 2200581

  • Information on the lending and sponsoring of micro projects
    Appraisal Division, Transaction Center III- BIDV  Tel.: (04) 2200572

 
 

     
   

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