On March 18, 2020, amid the adverse and complicated situation of the Covid-19 pandemic, Governor Le Minh Hung of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), upon the endorsement of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh cum President of ASEAN National Committee 2020, has sent letters to the Governors of ASEAN central banks and heads of international financial institutions to announce the decision to postpone the 16th ASEAN Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (ACGM), the 6th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) and the relevant meetings, which were scheduled between March 25-27, 2020 in the province of Quang Ninh.
In his letters, Governor Le Minh Hung asserted that Vietnam has actively put a lot of efforts into the preparatory work in order to ensure the successes of the 16th ACGM, the 6th AFMGM and the relevant meetings. However, the SBV has assessed that it is necessary to postpone these Meetings in the context of the widely spreading Covid-19 in Vietnam, the region and the world, especially after the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared Covid-19 as a global pandemic.
The SBV, as the host agency of the above meetings, commits to continue to coordinate closely with the Central Banks and the Monetary Authorities of the ASEAN member states and foreign partners in the coming time to determine a suitable alternative time for the meetings.
Le Hang