Hanoi, April 15 -- Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Credit in the first quarter of 2026 increased by 3.18% against late last year to 19.18 quadrillion VND (730 billion USD), supporting Vietnam's GDP growth of 7.83%, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Pham Thanh Ha said at an event on April 14. Speaking at the press conference on reviewing the banking industry's Q1 performance held in Hanoi, Ha said that bank credit in the period focused on business and production, economic growth drivers and priority sectors, especially industry, agriculture and rural development, small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), trade and services. Institutions actively disbursed funds for credit programmes as directed by the Government and the Prime Minister...