HANOI, April 6 (Reuters) - These are some of the leading stories in the official Vietnamese press on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
FINANCIAL NEWS:
TUOI TRE
-- The State Bank of Vietnam's policy is to aim for lower negotiable lending rates to a reasonable level of less than 15 percent, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said.
-- Many banks plan to lower deposit rates to prepare for the abolition of the ceiling deposit and short-term lending rates.
THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM
-- Hoa Phat Group said its steel sales in the first quarter surged 72 percent from the same period last year to 127,800 tonnes.
-- The government's new standpoint on monetary policies, which shows its determination to lower interest rates in the near term, will be the main support for stock markets this week, analysts said.
ECONOMIC AND GENERAL NEWS:
VIETNAM NEWS
-- One of the Vietnamese government's solutions to control inflation has been to launch a programme to promote the use and consumption of Vietnamese goods.
-- State oil group Petrovietnam reported its first quarter revenues jumped 76 percent from a year earlier to 95 trillion dong ($5 billion).
LAO DONG
-- The central bank has ordered a nationwide inspection of banks' automatic teller machines (ATM) to ensure user's safety, after electric shocks from an ATM killed a girl in Ho Chi Minh City last week.
(Reporting by Hanoi Newsroom)
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FINANCIAL NEWS:
TUOI TRE
-- The State Bank of Vietnam's policy is to aim for lower negotiable lending rates to a reasonable level of less than 15 percent, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung said.
-- Many banks plan to lower deposit rates to prepare for the abolition of the ceiling deposit and short-term lending rates.
THOI BAO KINH TE VIETNAM
-- Hoa Phat Group said its steel sales in the first quarter surged 72 percent from the same period last year to 127,800 tonnes.
-- The government's new standpoint on monetary policies, which shows its determination to lower interest rates in the near term, will be the main support for stock markets this week, analysts said.
ECONOMIC AND GENERAL NEWS:
VIETNAM NEWS
-- One of the Vietnamese government's solutions to control inflation has been to launch a programme to promote the use and consumption of Vietnamese goods.
-- State oil group Petrovietnam reported its first quarter revenues jumped 76 percent from a year earlier to 95 trillion dong ($5 billion).
LAO DONG
-- The central bank has ordered a nationwide inspection of banks' automatic teller machines (ATM) to ensure user's safety, after electric shocks from an ATM killed a girl in Ho Chi Minh City last week.
(Reporting by Hanoi Newsroom)
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