Speaking at the event, VietinBank Chairman of the Board ofDirectors Nguyen Van Thang urged branches to fix existing shortcomings tofacilitate business activities.
In the near future, VietinBank will channel credit intomanufacturing in value chain, hi-tech and clean agriculture, start-ups andsmall and medium-sized enterprises.
The bank will also pay attention to growth in combinationwith controlling credit quality by accelerating debt collection in line withthe National Assembly’s resolution.
Le Duc Tho, VietinBank General Director said the bankrecorded a total asset of 1,030 trillion VND (44.78 billion USD) at the end of June,up 9 percent from December 31, 2016.
It raised capital worth 947 trillion VND (41.17 billion USD),marking a 9.7 percent increase from early this year while outstanding loansrose 9.6 percent to 767.8 trillion VND (33.38 billion USD). Pre-tax profit rose12 percent year-on-year, or 54 percent of the target.-VNA