(HBO) – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s branch in Hoa Binh province has issued a plan to promote payments for public services via banks.
Agribank’s Song Da branch
(Hoa Binh city) provides consultancy for customers about online payments of
tax, electricity and water bills.
In Hoa Binh province, cashless payments are
mainly applied at local trade centres and via automatic debit, transactions at
ATM, POS, internet banking, mobile banking, and e-wallet. Customers could pay
electricity and water bills at some supermarkets and trade centres as well as
buy products through the Internet.
The SBV branch in the province is stepping
payments for public services via banks. This is one of the key solutions to
improve the local business environment and competitiveness in 2020 with
orientations to 2021.
It is also building a plan under which
commercial banks are requested to push ahead with administrative reforms and
make it easier for businesses and local residents to get access to banking
services. Organisations and individuals are expected to change their habit of
paying in cash.
The SBV branch hopes to increase the
transparency of payment activities in the economy and personal incomes in society,
as well as contribute to the prevention of corruption, negative phenomena and
economic crime.
Commercial banks in the province have
coordinated with relevant units to provide public services to achieve specific
goals. For example, 100 percent of schools, education facilities, hospitals,
medical centres, and general clinics will accept tuition and hospital fee
payments via banks. All electricity and water suppliers will allow households
and individuals to pay bills through banks.
The province also aims to promote e-payment in
e-commerce, introduce payment forms via banks for supermarkets, restaurants,
shopping centres, and distribution facilities./.
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.
