(HBO) – The Hoa Binh branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) said its total outstanding concessional loans for low-income households in the province had reached 856.5 billion VND (36.6 million USD), with more than 20,600 borrowers in debt, by the end of June. This is the programme with the biggest outstanding loans among the preferential credit programmes the branch is implementing.
So far this year, more than 5,000 households in Hoa
Binh province have accessed loans from the bank’s credit programme for the poor
to improve livelihoods. Photo taken in Bao La commune of Mai Chau district.
In the first half of 2022, the programme
provided 248.7 billion VND in concessional loans for over 5,000 low-income
households. Besides, debt recovery has also been stepped up, with over 140
billion VND collected.
The VBSP branch said borrowers have used loans
properly and effectively. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts, preferential
loans have continued assisting poor households to develop livelihoods, thereby
helping guarantee local social security./.
(HBO) – With 10 projects and 36 subprojects, Hoa Binh's project on socio-economic development in ethnic and mountainous areas programme for 2021-2025 has significantly contributed to boosting economic growth, helping reduce poverty sustainably among ethnic people in the province.
(HBO) – The Thai Binh Tourism Co. Ltd, an affiliate of Pacific Group, held a ceremony in Phu Nghia commune, Lac Thuy district, Hoa Binh province, to start the construction of works in Hoa Binh section of the Huong Binh cable line project.
(HBO) - On May 26, Mr. Quach Tat Liem, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the leaders from a number of departments and branches worked with the delegation of European Union in Vietnam, led by Mr. Mario Ronconi, the Director General in charge of South Asia - Southeast Asia at the Asia - Pacific - Middle East Department under the General Department of International Partnership as the head of the delegation, to introduce and discuss the potentials and strengths of the locality as well as the cooperation opportunities between Hoa Binh and European Union.
(HBO) - The Department of Economic Cooperation and Rural Development under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hoa Binh province’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the People's Committees of Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts, and Fusa Organic Agriculture joint Stock Company on May 20 signed a strategic cooperation agreement on implementing a pilot project to build a material area of agricultural and forestry products that meet standards for domestic consumption and export in Hoa Binh province in the 2022 – 2025 period.
(HBO) - In recent years, farmers in Ngo Luong commune, Tan Lac district, have focused on raising animals native to the land, hence the formation of products imbued with the local identity, serving the future growth of tourism.
(HBO) – Over the years, the Hoa Binh Cooperative Alliance have rolled out various measures to support local cooperatives to develop farm produce production and selling chains, thus promoting the economic transition process, creating jobs and improving income for local farmers.