HCM City (VNA) - HCM City recently put forth a plan on the implementation ofthe national comprehensive financial strategy by 2020, with a vision towards2030.
The plan aims toenable people and businesses to access financial products and services providedby authorised organisations safely and conveniently and at affordable prices.
By 2025, atleast half of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the city are to haveloans from credit organisations, with outstanding debts in service of agriculturaland rural development accounting for 7 percent of all outstanding debts in thelocality.
At least 80percent of local adults will have an account at a bank or other authorisedorganisation. This is to reach 100 percent by 2030.
Cashlesstransactions are set to grow 20-25 percent annually.
HCM City alsoexpects to diversify financial services to make them more accessible to peopleand businesses, especially SMEs, residents of rural areas and city outskirts,low-income earners, and disadvantaged groups.
The applicationof digital technology as well as innovation will also be stepped up./.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Ho Chi Minh City and the UNICEF in Vietnam have jointly launched a campaignto enhance the awareness of environmental protection amonglocal children.
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A key change in the draft decree is a provision requiring bank transfers for gold transactions valued at 20 million VND (765 USD) and above, to enhance transparency and verify customer identities.
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The industry's performance has been powered by bold investments in modern production lines, enabling Vietnamese firms to produce complicated products which were exclusive to advanced economies.
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This is the second year the magazine has released the ranking, which is based on total revenue and key financial indicators of enterprises from seven countries in the region: Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, and Cambodia.
At the summit, publishing, tech, and media sectors will discuss emerging trends, business models, and sustainable solutions for digital publishing development in Vietnam.
This year’s “Vietnam Goods Week” marks a significant milestone as it is being held simultaneously for the first time in four locations across Asia: Japan, Hong Kong (China), Cambodia, and Malaysia, from June 19 - 22.
A corner of HCM City (Photo: VNA) 
