(HBO) - The Representative Committee of the Board of Directors of the Hoa Binh branch of the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) held a conference to review its performance in 2018 and implemented tasks for 2019. Bui Van Cuu, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee, and head of the representative committee attended and directed the conference.
Leaders of VBSP’s Hoa Binh branch present
awards to four collectives with outstanding achievements in mobilising capital
in 2018.
In 2018, under the direction of the
Representative Committee of the Board of Directors, the VBSP’s Hoa Binh
branch implemented well capital mobilization and lending to poor households and
other policy beneficiaries. During the year, total lending in the whole
province reached 1.01 trillion VND, while total debt payment was 784 billion
VND.
As of December 31, 2018, total outstanding
loans under policy credit programmes were 2.93 trillion VND, reaching 99.93
percent of the plan, and increasing 227.16 billion VND year on year. There were
139,136 customers holding loans. A number of credit programmes registered high
credit growth including those designed for poor households, households living
close to poverty line and having just escaped from poverty, business households
in difficult areas, as well as programmes on clean water and rural sanitation,
housing for poor households and households from ethnic minority groups under
Decision 2085, and employment.
Overdue debts in the whole province were 4.13
billion VND, accounting for 0.14% of the total outstanding loans. As many as
119 communes, wards and towns had no overdue debt, while on-time debt payment
reached 89 percent. With the current credit policies, 99.8 percent of credit is
entrusted through four socio-political organisations.
Participants noted that the preferential
lending activities of VBSP has helped 38,700 poor households and welfare policy
beneficiaries develop their economic production and improve their living
conditions, while creating new jobs for 3,063 labourers, providing loans to 207
students with disadvantaged background to continue studying, building and
repairing 9,820 clean water supply works and 9,485 sanitation facilities in
rural areas, along with 1,054 new houses for poor households.
On this occasion, VBSP’s Hoa Binh branch
presented reward to the representative committees of VBSP’s Board of Directors
in four districts for their outstanding performance in mobilizing capital
resources. As many as 119 communal People's Committees were also awarded for
not having overdue debts in 2018./.
During the two days of November 14th – 15th, at the Provincial Cultural Palace, the Department of Industry and Trade organized a conference to connect the product consumption of the ethnic minorities and the mountainous areas in 2024. There was the attendance of the representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, businesses, manufacturers and distributors inside and outside the province.
The One Commune One Product (OCOP) programme is reshaping the rural economy of Lac Son district, helping improve living standards, particularly among the ethnic minority communities in remote areas of Lac Son district.
The Van Mai dam xanh (Bangana lemassoni) fish has long been famous for its unique and delicious flavour, earning a spot on the menus of many restaurants and attracting food connoisseurs. In recent years, residents in Van Mai commune, Mai Chau district, have expanded their fish farming areas and striven to build a strong reputation for their product. They are also working to establish it as an OCOP (One Commune, One Product) item to increase their income.
Outstanding rural industrial products of Hoa Binh province in 2024 were recently honoured and granted certificates, becoming a source of pride for producers and also a boost for local economic development. The honourees are all deeply imbued with the local cultural identity and boast considerable commercial potential, helping popularise the image of Hoa Binh to domestic and international consumers. This is also a solid stepping stone for rural industrial establishments to develop.
In the first 10 months of 2024, Hoa Binh city made significant progress in job creation and labour exports, sending 112 workers abroad through partnerships with authorised recruitment firms.
An award ceremony to announce the official certification for Mai Chau district’s Bangana lemassoni fish, a specialty of the locality because of its unique flavour, was held recently in the district.
