(HBO) - Realising the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 28/2015/QD-TTg on regulations on credit for households who have just escaped from poverty, the Hoa Binh chapter o the Vietnam Bank of Social Policies (VBSP) has coordinated with the local administration to implement the policy for the benefit of the local community.
In May, the bank
lent loans worth 5.96 billion VND (256,280 USD), pushing the total figure since
the beginning of the year to over 46.32 billion VND (1.99 million USD) to 1,218
households who received 35 million VND (1,505 USD) each on average.
Since the
beginning of this year, the bank collected over 18 billion VND (774,000 USD) of
loans.
Total outstanding
balance of the programme to offer loans for households that newly escaping from
poverty has so far reached nearly 202 billion VND (8.68 million USD) on 5,672
customers.
Surveys show
that the recipients have effectively used the capital, mostly in production and
business operations.
Currently, the
Hoa Binh chapter of the VBSP has enhanced communications, while giving advice
to the People’s Committees at all levels to review and supplement the list of
households managing to escape from poverty, thus laying a foundation for the
bank to provide loans.
Alongside, the
bank has created optimal conditions for the households to access concessional
capital to invest in production, thus stabilize their life and getting rid of
poverty in a sustainable manner.-VNA
According to data from the Hoa Binh Provincial Party Committee, the industrial production index for the first six months of 2025 is estimated to have increased by 20% compared to the same period last year. This marks the highest year-on-year growth rate for this period since 2020.
In the first six months of 2025, Hoa Binh province’s export turnover was estimated at 1.145 billion USD, marking an 18.11% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Import turnover was estimated at $ 804 million, a 17.15% increase, which helped the province maintain a positive trade balance.
The lives of the ethnic minority farmers in Tan Lac district have gradually improved thanks to the new directions in agricultural production. This is a testament to the collective strength fostered through the professional associations and groups implemented by various levels of the district’s Farmers’ Union.
With the motto the "product quality comes first,” after nearly one year of establishment and operation, Muong village’s Clean Food Agricultural and Commercial Cooperative, located in Cau Hamlet, Hung Son Commune (Kim Boi district), has launched reputable, high-quality agricultural products to the market that are well-received by consumers. The products such as Muong village’s pork sausage, salt-cured chicken, and salt-cured pork hocks have gradually carved out a place in the market and they are on the path to obtaining the OCOP certification.
In the past, the phrase "bumper harvest, rock-bottom prices" was a familiar refrain for Vietnamese farmers engaged in fragmented, small-scale agriculture. But today, a new spirit is emerging across rural areas of Hoa Binh province - one of collaboration, organisation, and collective economic models that provide a stable foundation for production.
Maintaining growing area codes and packing facility codes in accordance with regulations is a mandatory requirement for agricultural products to be eligible for export. Recently, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Hoa Binh province has intensified technical supervision of designated farming areas and packing facilities to safeguard the "green passport" that enables its products to access international markets.
