Vietnam attaches importance to and wishes to further solidify the Vietnam-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership, said Politburo member Le Minh Hung.
Le Minh Hung, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Organisation, on July 25 held a reception for Suga Yoshihide, special envoy of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and former PM of Japan, who is in Vietnam to pay his last respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
The National Assembly (NA) on the afternoon of November 11 relieved Chu Ngoc Anh and Le Minh Hung from their respective positions of Minister of Science and Technology and Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, during the ongoing 10th session in Hanoi.
The Politburo has assigned Le Minh Hung, member of the Party Central Committee and Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) as Chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office.
Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Le Minh Hung Hung has asked relevant agencies to help implement non-cash payments for public services, including tax, electricity, water, hospital and education fees.
The banking sector reported a credit growth of 7.33 percent in the first half of this year compared to the end of 2018, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Le Minh Hung said.
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) obtained a large amount of foreign currencies in the first half of 2019, pushing foreign exchange reserves recorded in the period to the highest level to date.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (VietinBank) to boost its transparency, financial potential and management capacity in line with international standards.
Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves are at an all-time high of 42 billion USD, Le Minh Hung, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), said at the monthly cabinet meeting on July 3.
Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Le Minh Hung has urged caution in price control as there will be a great pressure for raising lending rates in the time ahead.