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Hanoi (VNA) – The Sai Gon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB)has been honoured by the financial publication Asiamoney as the best bank forcorporate social responsibility in Vietnam.
Asiamoney, a leading finance-banking magazine in the Asia, lauded SHB for itscoherent strategy in shouldering responsibility for the community with varioussocial security projects.
Notably, the bank’s “Love sharing” and “Wings of faith” programmes sent 5billion VND (215,000 USD) worth of gifts to children of disadvantaged familiesacross the nation, along with invaluable leadership skills and lessons.
In recent years, the bank has prioritised credit support to coffee farmers, whohave made concerted efforts to transform Vietnam into the world’ssecond-largest coffee producer. Its financial products have helped householdbusinesses in the Central Highlands region get access to short-and medium-termloans at preferential interest rates.
By March, 2018, a total 50.66 billion VND (2.17 million USD) was offered tocoffee growers in the five Central Highlands provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, DakLak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong.
Asiamoney’s annual award programme is organised annually to decide which banksin six Asian-Pacific countries have excelled across a range of core bankingactivities. The awards include Best domestic bank, Best corporate andinvestment bank, Best private bank, Best international bank, Best bank forsmall and medium-sized enterprises, Best digital bank, and Best bank forcorporate social responsibility.-VNA