ETIKONOMI
Vol 21, No 2 (2022)

Factors Affecting Credit Growth of Vietnamese Commercial Banks

Thanh Tung Diep (Tra Vinh University)
Van Thuan Nguyen (Agribank Ben Tre province)



Article Info

Publish Date
24 Jun 2022

Abstract

This research analyzes the factors that affect the credit growthof the Vietnamese commercial banking system. This study usedata from the annual reports and financial statements of 16commercial banks listed on the HOSE, HNX, and UPCOMexchanges that have operated continuously from 2011 to 2020.Two linear regression models were employed with two dependentvariables: the credit growth rate and credit size. The findingsindicate that credit size in the previous period, the annualgrowth rate of capital mobilization, bank size, and return onassets (ROA) positively affect the credit growth of Vietnamesecommercial banks while liquidity ratio negatively affects them.Also, the bad debt ratio’s effect on credit growth is unclear. Hence,some suggestions and recommendations are given for commercialbanks to maintain stable, safe, and sustainable credit growth.JEL Classification: G21, E50, E52

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Journal Info

Abbrev

etikonomi

Publisher

Subject

Economics, Econometrics & Finance

Description

Etikonomi is a peer-reviewed journal on Economics, Business and Management by Faculty of Economic and Business State Islamic University (UIN) Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta. FOCUS This journal focused on economics, business, and management studies and present developments through the publication of ...