On April 22, 2025, at the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh had a meeting with a delegation from the Czech Republic headed by Mr. Zbynek Stanjura, Minister of Finance.
An overview of the meeting
The meeting was also attended by other senior members of the Government of the Czech Republic, including Mr. Hynek Kmonicek, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Vietnam; Mr. Roman Binder, Deputy Minister of Finance; Mr. Jiří Kozák, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Jan Rafaj, President of the Confederation of Industry; along with other officials of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and several businesses of the Czech Republic.
Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh speaks at the meeting
At the meeting, Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh and Mr. Zbynek Stanjura discussed about affairs related to the promotion of the finance and banking cooperation, contributing to developing the strategic partnership between the two countries established during the official visit to the Czech Republic by the Prime Minister of Vietnam in January 2025.
The two sides agreed that the finance and banking cooperation is one of the important elements to promote the bilateral trade and investment relations, in line with the tradition of good friendship and cooperation as well as the areas of mutual interest between the two countries.
Mr. Zbynek Stanjura, Minister of Finance of the Czech Republic, speaks at the meeting
In addition, the two sides also talked about the changes that are reshaping the economies in the world and in the region, the role of the Central Banks, the Ministries of Finance, and other relevant authorities in maintaining the stability of the macro economy, controlling the inflation and promoting the economic growth.
The Czech Minister of Finance highly complimented Vietnam’s achievements, especially the management of the monetary policy to control the inflation and facilitate the economic growth. He also expressed his hopes that the monetary and financial authorities of the two countries would continue to have more exchanges on all levels to share their experience on the matters of mutual interest.
Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh takes a photo with the Czech Republic’s delegation
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