(HBO) - The branch of the Bank for Social Policy in Mai Chau district reported that in the first eight months of 2021, it provided loans worth over 107 billion VND to 3,082 customers in the district. Since the beginning of the year, loans under social policies have been promptly provided to poor households and other eligible customers in 16 communes and towns in the district. Communes with high lending turnover are Tan Thanh (14.8 billion VND), Son Thuy (nearly 12 billion VND), Bao La (11.5 billion VND).
In the first eight months of the year, credit for clean water and environmental sanitation recorded high growth in Mai Chau district. Photo taken in Tong hamlet, Tong Dau commune.
In the period, the bank's Mai Chau branch implemented 9 credit programmes, focusing on those with high demands from locals such as loans for families in difficult areas to start business or production (40.7 billion VND), families under the poverty line (16.6 billion VND), families just above the poverty line (18.9 billion VND), clean water and environmental sanitation (17.4 billion VND). Up to now, the total outstanding loans in the district have reached 312.3 billion VND with 9,866 customers. Through social policy credit programmes, 290 labourers have found jobs and over 18,000 clean water and sanitation projects have been built./.
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.
