Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong had a courtesy meeting with the IMF Article IV Mission Delegation on April 11th, 2016 at the SBV headquarter.
The meeting was attended by members of the IMF Article IV Mission Delegation led by Mr. John Nelmes, and representatives from Monetary Policy Department, Department of International Cooperation of the SBV.
At the meeting, Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong emphasized the importance of strengthening cooperation and discussion of professionals as well as exchanges of IMF and SBV delegations. She also briefed her guests of Vietnam’s macro-economic development and the SBV monetary policy management and its orientation; the socio-economic development solutions conducted by ministries and agencies over the past 5 years with special focus on the target of macro-economic stabilization, inflation containment and proper growth promotion and another concentration on economic restructure, innovation of economic development model to accelerate effectiveness and competitive capacity…
Deputy Governor Nguyen Thi Hong stated that those leaders of CPV and Government of Vietnam and the SBV highly appreciated the relationship between IMF and Vietnam and IMF’s active support for Vietnam and the SBV.
Mr. John Nelmes, head of the delegation congratulated Governor Le Minh Hung for being appointed to the highest position of the SBV. John Nelmes commended the positive changes in Vietnam economy and banking sector over the past time, especially the innovation of foreign exchange mechanism toward greater flexibility. Mr. John Nelmes affirmed IMF will accelerate cooperation with the SBV, particularly in providing the long-term technical supports.
Thoa Lê