Credit activities are an essential commercial bank activity. Therefore, preventing and limiting credit risks is vital for their credit activities. The Covid-19 epidemic is still ongoing. In 2021, 30 banks listed bad debts of more than 113 trillion VND, a 26% increase relative to 2020. Vietnam...

This paper studies how credit guarantee and employment protection programs interact in assisting firms during crises times. The paper analyzes how these government programs influence credit allocation, indebtedness, and risk at both the micro and macro levels. The programs provide different...