In 2025, Hoa Binh’s banking sector will focus on providing capital to drive production and business activities. Credit institutions in the province are committed to meeting the loan demands of businesses and individuals, fostering economic growth.
Vietinbank branch in Hoa Binh effectively introduces credit packages to
customers.
Agribank’s Hoa Binh branch has launched preferential credit programmes, contributing to a nationwide funding package of 110 trillion VND (over 4.3 billion USD). This includes 70 trillion VND for production and business activities loans at a competitive 4.5% annual interest rate, 30 trillion VND for personal needs, and 10 trillion VND for green credit projects at 3.5% per year, targeting eco-friendly and organic agricultural initiatives.
According to Nguyen Huu Thang, Deputy Director of Agribank’s Hoa Binh branch, the programmes offer attractive rates and streamlined procedures to enhance financial access. With 12 branches and 29 transaction points, Agribank Hoa Binh surpassed its 2024 business targets, contributing to regional monetary stability.
Other financial institutions in the province are also rolling out preferential credit programs to support business recovery and expansion. The sector aims for 16% credit growth in 2025, with Hoa Binh targeting at least 12%, focusing on agriculture, enterprises, and collective economic models.
In 2024, the banking sector successfully implemented debt restructuring and preferential credit policies, leading to a 0.2–2% drop in lending interest rates compared to late 2023. Credit outstanding increased by over 2.83 trillion VND, supporting the province’s 9% GRDP growth.
Moving forward, the banking sector will continue facilitating access to capital, ensuring sustainable credit growth aligned with Hoa Binh’s economic development goals.
In Lac Thuy district, communes have been succeeded in promoting their One Commune-One Product (OCOP) products while others are still struggling to position their typical farming products in market. Some communes in the district still fail to have their products met OCOP programme’s requirements, while others have seen their certifications expired.
The inspectorate agency of Hoa Binh province has issued Official Dispatch No. 1090/TTr-PCTN to provincial departments, agencies, localities, business associations, enterprises, and investors regarding measures to improve informal component indexes of the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI).
Hoa Binh is taking concrete steps to improve its investment environment, with a strong focus on supporting businesses, settling obstacles for strategic investors, and creating opportunities for robust development in the coming years.
Under the blazing early summer sun, the construction site of Nhuan Trach Industrial Park (IP) in Luong Son district is abuzz with activities from dawn to dusk, a testament to the determination of the investor to meet their construction targets on schedule.
