In 2025, Hoa Binh’s banking sector will focus on providing capital to drive production and business activities. Credit institutions in the province are committed to meeting the loan demands of businesses and individuals, fostering economic growth.
Vietinbank branch in Hoa Binh effectively introduces credit packages to
customers.
Agribank’s Hoa Binh branch has launched preferential credit programmes, contributing to a nationwide funding package of 110 trillion VND (over 4.3 billion USD). This includes 70 trillion VND for production and business activities loans at a competitive 4.5% annual interest rate, 30 trillion VND for personal needs, and 10 trillion VND for green credit projects at 3.5% per year, targeting eco-friendly and organic agricultural initiatives.
According to Nguyen Huu Thang, Deputy Director of Agribank’s Hoa Binh branch, the programmes offer attractive rates and streamlined procedures to enhance financial access. With 12 branches and 29 transaction points, Agribank Hoa Binh surpassed its 2024 business targets, contributing to regional monetary stability.
Other financial institutions in the province are also rolling out preferential credit programs to support business recovery and expansion. The sector aims for 16% credit growth in 2025, with Hoa Binh targeting at least 12%, focusing on agriculture, enterprises, and collective economic models.
In 2024, the banking sector successfully implemented debt restructuring and preferential credit policies, leading to a 0.2–2% drop in lending interest rates compared to late 2023. Credit outstanding increased by over 2.83 trillion VND, supporting the province’s 9% GRDP growth.
Moving forward, the banking sector will continue facilitating access to capital, ensuring sustainable credit growth aligned with Hoa Binh’s economic development goals.
The steering committee for key projects of Hoa Binh province convened on May 14 to assess the progress of major ongoing developments
A delegation of Hoa Binh province has attended the "Meet Korea 2025" event, recently held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Vietnam, the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, and the People's Committee of Hung Yen province.
Hoa Binh province joined Vietnam’s national "One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme in 2019, not simply as a mountainous region following central policy, but with a clear vision to revive the cultural and agricultural values in its villages and crops.
From just 16 certified products in its inaugural year to 158 by early 2025, the One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme in Hoa Binh province has followed a steady and strategic path. But beyond the numbers, it has reawakened local heritage, turning oranges, bamboo shoots, brocade, and herbal remedies into branded, market-ready goods - and, more profoundly, transformed how local communities value and present their own cultural identity.
"Behind every One Commune One Product (OCOP)-starred product lies a quietly operating support system: technical staff, experts, trade fairs, and e-commerce platforms. OCOP cannot go far without forward-looking policy support," affirmed Nguyen Huy Nhuan, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province.
The economic landscape of Hoa Binh province continued its impressive upward trajectory through the first four months of 2025, according to a recent report from the provincial Department of Finance. The local authority has directed departments and sectors to keep close tabs on growth scenarios for each quarters and remove bottlenecks, striving to complete the set growth targets.
