In Hanoi, on January 16, 2018, Governor Le Minh Hung of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) had a meeting with Mr. Jean Baden Dubois, Governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH).
Speaking at the meeting, Governor Le Minh Hung warmly welcomed the BRH delegation led by Governor Jean Baden Dubois to the SBV. He said that this could be seen as the first high-level bilateral meeting of the banking sector of the two countries. He hoped that this activity will create a ground for the collaborative partnership in the banking sector between Vietnam and Haiti. He also stated that there is currently a lot of potential for the development and cooperation in the banking industry between the two countries, thereby greatly contributing to the development of the economic relations between Vietnam and Haiti.
Governor Le Minh Hung shares experience in credit for agriculture and rural development
At the meeting, the two Governors mainly discussed and shared experience in the credit policies for agriculture, especially the substances with regard to the directions, the legal frameworks and the preferential policies for agriculture and rural development, etc. Moreover, Governor Le Minh Hung exchanged his views on the organizational structure and operations of Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, the credit programs for poor and near poor households, other credit programs for the poor to develop their business and production, helping to achieve the goal of poverty reduction, etc.
In addition, the two Governors also exchanged their views on the accessibility and the state management over some other investment activities.
BRH Governor Jean Baden Dubois speaks at the meeting
For his part, BRH Governor Jean Baden Dubois thanked for the SBV hospitality and said that the experience of the Government of Vietnam and the SBV in promoting agriculture and rural development were precious lessons for the Government of Haiti and the BRH to promote the development of the agriculture sector, thereby improving the income of the producers in this sector and contributing to helping Haiti economy to get out of the underdeveloped conditions.
On the basis of Governor Jean Baden Dubois’s request at this meeting, the two Governors assigned their liaison departments to implement the tasks of cooperation and experience sharing between the two central banks in the coming time.
Le Hang