HDBank was honoured with a place in the Top 50 list of the country’s 500 largest companies released in Hanoi last week. (Photo courtesy of HDBank) Theyhave all made great contributions to the development of many fields, and are atthe forefront of innovation and technology, enhancing digitisation in theiroperations to enable the economy to survive the turbulent year that was2020.
Othermajor lenders to make the list include Vietcombank, Vietinbank, and Agribank,indicating that the banking industry continues to be stable and assist businessand individual borrowers.
Accordingto the awards organising committee, having 10 million customers in its largegreen eco-system comprising banking and finance, retail, consumer goods, andaviation, products and services tailored to each group of customers and eachvalue chain and flexible business strategies have enabled HDBank to achieverapid and sustainable growth.
In2020 the bank enhanced digital transformation of its business operations andeffectively implemented Circular 01/2020/TT-NHNN issued by the State Bank ofVietnam.
HDBankcurrently has total assets of over 310 trillion VND (13.35 billion USD), 308banking transaction points at home and abroad, more than 18,000 financialtransaction points nation-wide, and 14,500 employees, and is connecting andreaching key markets globally.
Alongwith its excellent business results, it also paid great attention to socialactivities, organising annual charity programmes such as eye surgeries for thepoor, building charity houses, gifting medical insurance cards to poor people,and giving scholarships to disadvantaged students.
In2020 it donated nearly 10 billion VND to support the fight against the COVID-19pandemic.
HDBankis also one of the country’s biggest tax payers, contributing thousands ofbillions of đồng to the Government treasury in recent years.
TheVNR500 rankings are published by VietnamNet based on independent research andevaluation to international standards by the Vietnam Report Company to honour Vietnam’slargest enterprises who record good growth both in size and growth rate inproduction and business activities. This is the 14th year the rankinghas been published.
Withits outstanding achievements, HDBank has won many prestigious honours fromrenowned Vietnamese and international organisations such as ‘Mid-sized DomesticRetail Bank of the Year’ award from Asian Banking & Finance, the ‘BestCompanies To Work For in Asia’ by HR Asia, Top 50 Best ListedCompanies, the Vietnam - ASEAN Outstanding Enterprise award, the Top 10Sustainable Businesses in Vietnam in the trading and services sector, and theTop 10 Large Cap Companies with Outstanding Annual Reports.
Creditrating agency Moody's maintains a credit rating of B1 for HDBank, a stableprospect, amid the ongoing volatility in the global banking industry./.
VNA
