On March 21, 2025, in Tien Giang, Governor Nguyen Thi Hong of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) handed over the Decisions on the reassignments and appointments of Deputy Directors of the SBV Regional Branch No.13 to several officials from the former SBV provincial branches in Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, and Tra Vinh.
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong hands over the Appointment Decisions to the Deputy Directors of the SBV Regional Branch No.13 (Photo: Duc Khanh)
The ceremony announcing the establishment of the SBV Regional Branch No.13 took place in My Tho City, Tien Giang Province. At the ceremony, a representative from the Organization and Personnel Department of the SBV announced Decision No. 313/QD-NHNN of the SBV Governor on the establishment of the SBV Regional Branch No.13 by merging the SBV provincial branches of Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, and Tra Vinh.
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong presented the Decisions on the reassignments and appointments of Mr. Le Van Hai, Mr. Le Cong Thanh, Ms. Nguyen Thi Dam, and Ms. Le Thi My Hien as Deputy Directors of the SBV Regional Branch No.13.
Previously, on February 25, 2025, the SBV issued a Decision appointing Mr. Pham Minh Tu as the Director of the SBV Regional Branch No.13.
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong and leaders of several SBV Departments take a photo with the officials of the SBV Regional Branch No.13 (Photo: Duc Khanh)
Also at the ceremony, the representative of the Organization and Personnel Department also announced the Decisions on the appointments of several Heads and Deputy Heads of the Divisions under the SBV Regional Branch No.13.
The SBV Regional Branch No.13 is responsible for advising and assisting the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam in implementing the state administration of the monetary, banking, and foreign exchange operations within the designated provinces. Additionally, it carries out certain central banking operations as authorized by the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.
Currently, in the provinces of Long An, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, and Tra Vinh, there are 96 credit institutions operating with a network of 592 transaction points, including provincial-level branches, transaction offices, and service introduction points.
As of the end of February 2025, the total loan outstanding of the credit institutions in these four provinces were estimated at approximately VND 369 trillion, an increase of 1.4% as compared to the end of 2024. This credit growth rate is significantly higher than the overall credit growth rate of the Mekong Delta region (0.53%) and the national average (0.8%).
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