On November 13th, 2018 in Hanoi, Governor Le Minh Hung of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) had a meeting with Mr. Kim Jung-Tai, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Hana Financial Group Inc. (Korea). Also attending the meeting were representatives of the SBV’s International Cooperation Department, the Payment Department, the Banking Supervision Agency, the SBV Office and leaders from the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).
At the meeting, after listening to report by the Chairman of Hana Financial Group on the Group’s operations in Vietnam, Governor Le Minh Hung congratulated on the significant progress achieved from the strategic cooperative partnership between the BIDV and Hana Financial Group.
The Chairman of Hana Financial Group thanked the SBV for the support in the process of contact and cooperation between the two banks, at the same time reaffirmed the Group’s commitment to long-term investment and business, and wish to contribute to the development of the banking sector in Vietnam. On this occasion, both parties exchanged and discussed some cooperation ideas related to the development of modern technology payment services, which Hana Financial Group has a lot of experience and strengths.
Hana Financial Group Inc. formerly known as Korea Investment & Finance, started operations in 1971 with two branches. By the end of June 2018, the Group's total assets reached 476,138 billion Wons (over $400 billion), putting it among the top 100 financial institutions in the world. Hana's network covers 24 countries with 153 branches, which is considered to be the Group with the largest foreign network in Korea. In Vietnam, the Group has two branches of KEB Hana Bank in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
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