Attending the ceremony were Mr. Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Mr. Nguyen Van Binh - former Politburo member, former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, former Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission, former Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam; Mr. Le Minh Hung - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee's Office, former Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam; Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam; members of the Party Central Committee; representatives of embassies and diplomatic missions; leaders of Central Committees, Ministries, Branches, mass organizations, Secretaries/Deputy Secretaries, Chairmen/Vice Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces/cities; Standing members of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc and leaders of the Committees under the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc, members of the Board of Directors of the State Bank of Vietnam and former members of the Board of Directors of the State Bank of Vietnam...
Comrade Pham Minh Chinh - Politburo member, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam spoke at the ceremony.
On Vietcombank's side, there were Mr. Pham Quang Dung - Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Enterprises Party Committee, Party Secretary, Chairman of the Board of Directors; Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Member of the Board of Directors, General Director; other members of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee, members of the Board of Directors, members of the Executive Board...
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Member of the Board of Directors, General Director of Vietcombank said: ''April 1, 1963 has gone down in the history of the banking industry as an important milestone, marking the birth of the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam, now the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank). The 60-year historical journey has been imbued with the efforts and intelligence of many generations, containing the trust and love of tens of thousands of Vietcombank people, crystallizing the value of a Vietcombank cultural identity, a very proud character: Trust - Standards - Willingness to innovate - Sustainability - Humanity''.
At the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, acknowledged, highly appreciated and warmly commended the efforts, determination and outstanding achievements that generations of leaders, officers, employees and workers of Vietcombank have achieved, making important contributions to the common achievements of the banking sector and the whole country. Vietcombank has proactively and actively participated in supporting and handling weak credit institutions, contributing to stabilizing the situation, maintaining monetary, credit and banking security, and strengthening people's trust.
Vietcombank is also a pioneer in implementing the policy of restructuring loans, exempting and reducing interest and fees to support customers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; focusing on implementing social security policies, in which since 2012, it has spent more than VND 3,000 billion to support people in difficult circumstances, remote areas, border areas, and islands; at the same time, promoting green credit, towards a green bank, sustainable development for the community.
In the context of the world situation forecast to continue to develop in a complex and unpredictable manner, the Prime Minister suggested that the banking sector should continue to promote its achievements; focus on overcoming limitations and shortcomings; strive to overcome difficulties and challenges; comprehensively innovate, improve operational efficiency and develop the system of credit institutions in the direction of: Domestic credit institutions playing a key role; operating transparently, competitively, safely, effectively and sustainably; diversified structure in terms of ownership, scale and type; based on advanced banking technology and management platforms, in line with international standards of operation, aiming to reach the development level of the group of 4 leading countries in the ASEAN region by 2025; be proactive and creative to adapt to the process of liberalization and globalization; meet the growing demand for financial and banking services of the economy, towards financial inclusion by 2030, ensuring that all people and businesses have full and convenient access to quality financial and banking services, contributing positively to sustainable development.
For Vietcombank, to conquer the journey of "Reaching out to the ocean", realizing the strategic goal, the Prime Minister suggested continuing to maintain the position of the No. 1 bank in Vietnam, standing among the 100 largest banks in Asia, the 300 largest financial banking groups in the world, the 1,000 largest listed enterprises globally, contributing to the sustainable development of Vietnam, emphasizing and further promoting the role of a key, leading bank, leading the market of the system of credit institutions, Vietcombank continues to pioneer in effectively implementing the policies and guidelines of the Party and the State, both performing well the banking function, promoting production and business development, supporting people and businesses, and contributing to maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, promoting socio-economic development, building a strong and prosperous Vietnam.
In the coming time, the tasks set for Vietcombank in particular and the entire banking industry in general are very heavy but also very glorious. The Prime Minister hopes and believes that Vietcombank will continue to promote its fine traditions and achievements, strive to overcome difficulties and challenges; continue to innovate comprehensively, improve operational efficiency and competitiveness; maintain and consolidate its position as the number 1 bank in Vietnam and gradually and steadily reach the regional and world level. The Government and all levels, sectors and localities always accompany, support and create all conditions for Vietcombank in particular and the banking industry in general to successfully complete the assigned missions and tasks.
The Prime Minister requested the Board of Directors and all officers, employees and workers of Vietcombank to continue to maintain solidarity, join hands and work together; strongly promote the mettle, intelligence and culture of Vietcombank ("Trust - Standard - New - Durable - Humane") and the tradition of pioneering and paving the way; constantly innovate and create, continue to contribute and dedicate more to the fast, strong, sustainable, safe and effective development of Vietcombank, contributing to the early realization of the set strategic goals, worthy of previous generations and the trust and expectations of the Party, State and people.
Speaking at the ceremony, on behalf of the leaders of the banking industry, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hong - Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam emphasized a number of contents for the Vietcombank system: (i) The Board of Directors, the Executive Board and all officers and employees of Vietcombank should inherit the outstanding achievements that Vietcombank has achieved in the past 60 years and promote the spirit of courage, intelligence, innovation and creativity to continue to develop Vietcombank strongly, safely, effectively and sustainably in the coming period, continue to promote the role of leading the market and taking the lead in implementing the policies of the Party, the State and the Industry, contributing more to the cause of innovation, development and integration of the country; (ii) Focus resources on implementing resolutely and on schedule the Strategy and Action Plan for the Development of the Vietnamese Banking Industry to 2025, with a vision to 2030 and the Project "Restructuring the system of credit institutions associated with bad debt settlement in the period 2021-2025", striving to soon become a bank with regional development, focusing on investment, striving to soon reach the level of maturity in digital transformation among the leading banks in the ASEAN region; (iii) Actively promote the role of a large-scale, typical State-owned enterprise in the Banking industry to participate and actively contribute to the development and implementation of the Project on developing large-scale State-owned enterprises in the coming period according to the policies of the Party, the State and the direction of the Government and the Prime Minister.
Comrade Pham Quang Dung - Member of the Standing Committee of the Central Enterprises Party Committee, Party Secretary, Chairman of the Board of Directors spoke at the ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman of the Board of Directors Pham Quang Dung of Vietcombank affirmed that the noble title that the Party and the State bestowed on Vietcombank was the result of the persistent efforts, courage and intelligence of many generations of leaders and staff of Vietcombank, committed to concretizing the instructions of the Prime Minister and the Governor of the State Bank into Vietcombank's business strategy and orientation in the coming time, constantly striving to unite and concentrate all resources with the highest sense of responsibility to bring Vietcombank to continue to develop sustainably, safely and effectively, successfully completing the set strategic goals, affirming its position as one of the leading banks in Vietnam, gradually reaching the regional and world level, contributing worthily to the development of the banking industry and the socio-economic development of the country.
The ceremony to celebrate Vietcombank's 60th anniversary and receive the title of Hero of Labor was a great success because it received much affection from the leaders of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly, Central Ministries/Departments/Agencies, provinces, cities and many partners, customers and business partners. At the same time, it left many good impressions in the hearts of the guests attending the event. In particular, the event created a highlight to multiply the pride of generations of Vietcombank officers and employees through the ages.
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