During September 28–29, 2026, the Vietnamese delegation, led by Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Canh, Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and Vietnam’s Alternate Governor at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), attended the 11th AIIB Annual Meeting in Doha, Qatar. The delegation participated in the official activities of the Board of Governors, high-level policy dialogues, and thematic seminars held as part of the Annual Meeting.
Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh at the 11th AIIB Annual Meeting
Speaking at the 11th AIIB Annual Meeting, Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh affirmed that Vietnam welcomes the AIIB’s efforts to scale up its operations, while emphasizing the need to take the next step: moving beyond simply expanding operations and measuring their impact toward increasingly allowing development impact to shape the direction of the Bank's expansion.
The Head of the Vietnamese delegation emphasized that the AIIB should engage earlier in the project cycle, strengthen its capacity to mobilize private capital, and ensure that its expansion is underpinned by financial sustainability and sound banking principles. This would help translate financial resources into tangible and sustainable development outcomes.
Heads of Delegations attending the 2026 AIIB Annual Meeting
As part of the official agenda, Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh also attended the meeting of the AIIB Board of Governors, where members reviewed the Bank's annual business activities and exercised the Board's governance functions. Vietnam's participation continued to demonstrate its role as a founding member in discussions on the AIIB’s strategic direction and development priorities during this new phase of the Bank’s development.
In addition to the Governors’ sessions, the Head of the Vietnamese delegation also participated as a panelist in a seminar themed “Public Digital Infrastructure as an Enabler for Resilient Economies.” At this event, Vietnam shared the central bank’s perspective on digital payments, electronic identification, trusted data, financial inclusion, and secure interoperability among digital systems.
The discussions at the seminar added a practical dimension to the overarching theme of the Annual Meeting, highlighting the importance of closely integrating technology, finance, and governance to generate sustainable development impact.
The Vietnamese delegation attends the 2026 AIIB annual meeting
Minh Khang