On May 30, 2018, at the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh had a meeting with the World Bank (WB) delegation led by Mr. Alwaleed Fareed Alatabani - Lead Financial Sector Specialist of the WB in Vietnam.
Also attending the meeting were representatives from the SBV’s International Cooperation Department, the Monetary Forecasting & Statistics Department, the Monetary and Financial Stabilization Department, the Department of Legal Affairs, the Banking Supervision Agency, Vietnam Asset Management Company (VAMC) and Deposit Insurance of Vietnam. On the side of the WB, there were Mr. Alwaleed Fareed Alatabani and other experts.
Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh at the meeting
At the meeting, Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh welcomed the WB delegation to visit and work with the SBV. He highly appreciated the role of the WB in supporting the SBV’s capacity building efforts, thereby ensuring a solid financial sector. He said that the Technical Assistance (TA) Project “Enhancing the Development and Soundness of the Banking Sector in Vietnam” would support the SBV in finetuning the legal framework in the banking sector, and thus contributing to a prudent and sound banking system. He also expressed his gratitude to the WB delegation for having sent its officers and international specialists to work with the SBV’s entities over the part time to exchange and review comprehensively the substances, develop a roadmap for the implementation of the Project. The substances of the Project are in line with the prioritized orientations of the Government, as well as the Scheme of Restructuring the Credit Institutions - Phase II (2016-2020).
Mr. Alwaleed Fareed Alatabani - Lead Financial Sector Specialist of the WB in Vietnam
For his part, Mr. Alwaleed Fareed Alatabani thanked Deputy Governor Nguyen Kim Anh for his hospitality, and emphasized that the TA Project “Enhancing the Development and Soundness of the Banking Sector in Vietnam” had been designed for the SBV, especially in the context of the SBV’s implementation of the banking sector restructuring. He also informed the SBV Deputy Governor on the activities of the WB delegation and expressed his thanks to the SBV’s entities for their effective cooperation during the mission.
Le Hang