Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) had a meeting with Mr. Marzunisham Omar, Executive Director for Southeast Asia Voting Group (SEAVG) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on March 29, 2017 at the SBV headquarters.
At the work meeting, Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong highly appreciated SEAVG’s activities and the contribution of Mr. Omar’s to significantly improving the information exchange between IMF and the member countries. Specifically, IMF’s initiatives and agenda have been promptly disseminated to member countries, including Vietnam to facilitate the active participation of members in to IMF’s activities as well as enhancing the cooperation between the IMF and member countries. Regarding to SEAVG Office’s initiative in making survey on effectiveness of the IMF’s technical assistance for member countries, Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong recognized it very essential and needed to be accelerated in the future.
The meeting between Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong and Mr. Marzunisham Omar.
The SBV Deputy Governor also spoke highly the contribution of SEAVG Office in general and Mr Omar in particular in formulating the rotation plan and taking measures to improve the effective performance of SEAVG, including the draft of Action Plan in the period of 2017 – 2019.
For his part, Mr. Marzunisham Omar expressed his gratitude for SBV’s support for and effective cooperation with SEAVG Office over the last years. He briefed Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong several major substances and results of Article IV Mission to Vietnam and provided information about the delegation’s assessment on SBV’s monetary policy regulation in context of international fluctuation as well as the economy and the challenges for Vietnam the coming time.
Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong presented a souvenir to Mr. Marzunisham Omar
Mr. Mr. Marzunisham Omar will finish his term in SEAVG office in a few months, on behalf of the SBV Management Board, Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong expressed the SBV’s sincere thanks and impression on Mr. Omar’s contribution and support for SBV and Vietnam Government over the last yeas. Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong wished Marzunisham Omar to continue to achieve success and support for Vietnam in his new position.
Giang Nguyen