On May 24-28, 2025, Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) accompanied Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s delegation to make an official visit to Malaysia and attend the 46th ASEAN Summit and the Related Meetings.
SBV Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha and BNM Deputy Governor Marzunisham Omar take a photo together
Within the framework of the visit, on May 25, 2025, Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha attended the official welcoming ceremony for the Prime Minister’s delegation; the official talk with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim; the exchange ceremony of cooperation documents between the two countries; the business conference between Vietnamese and Malaysian companies; etc.
On May 26, 2025, Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha had a meeting with Mr. Marzunisham Omar, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM). At the meeting, the SBV Deputy Governor congratulated Malaysia on assuming the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025. Deputy Governor Ha also spoke highly of the BNM’s efforts to promote the implementation of the priority initiatives, including: promoting the financial access for the just transition, developing sustainable, connected and inclusive capital markets in ASEAN, enhancing payment connectivity, etc.
Over the past time, the SBV and the BNM have signed 03 Cooperation Agreements and MOUs in the areas of banking inspection and supervision, anti-money laundering, and banking cooperation, creating a comprehensive cooperation framework between the two entities.
The two sides shared information on the macroeconomic situation, the monetary policy management and the banking operations in the two countries. In addition, the two sides also discussed about the priority activities in the coming time, including: reviewing the signed Agreements and MOUs for appropriate updates and amendments; sharing experience on applying information technology in improving the management processes and training human resources; studying the possibilities of bilateral retail payment connections via QR codes; etc.
Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha joins a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son and the President of the AIIB
On the same day, Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha joined Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son in a meeting with the President of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). During the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son congratulated the AIIB on its 10th anniversary; highly appreciated the AIIB’s significant role and positive contributions to sustainable development and enhancing the regional connectivity, including in Vietnam. The Deputy Prime Minister expressed his hope that in the coming time, the AIIB would prioritize promoting the cooperation and investment in some key areas, particularly cross-border connection infrastructure, green infrastructure, sustainable development, and climate change responses; and consider to allocate its concessional funding to provide the needed technical assistance and finance projects in the developing countries.
Both sides agreed to enhance the bilateral exchanges within various sectors to promote the cooperation, contributing practically to the sustainable development process of Vietnam and the region.
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