BIDV raises lending limit for rice purchase

The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) has raised the total amount of VND 2,500 billion as loan from previous VND 1,500 billion for the Southern Food Corporation to buy rice in the Mekong River Delta for export.

The maximum ending duration is three months with interest rate of 19.5% a year.

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