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Program Launch Seminar of SECO/SBV Bank Directors Training Program
The Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) held an introductory seminar July 7th at the SBV Headquarter in Hanoi to launch a comprehensive management training program for senior Vietnamese bank executives.
The seminar was opened jointly by the visiting Swiss Secretary of State and SECO senior executive Mr. Jean-Daniel Gerber, and the SBV Deputy Governor Mr. Nguyen Van Binh.
The main objective of the training program is to enhance and expand the management knowledge, skills base, and practical capabilities of a group of director-level bank executives from State Owned Commercial Banks.
The training program, which will be delivered in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City over a period of roughly eighteen months, is organized around thematic modules comprehensively covering essential bank management concepts and methods.
The program has been planned and will be implemented in coordination with the Vietnam Bankers’ Association (VBA).
Switzerland has been providing assistance to Vietnam since 1993 with the overall aim to reduce poverty through sustainable economic development. The Swiss economic programme focuses on promoting trade, private sector development, improvement of macro-economic framework conditions with a particular focus on financial sector reform, and the modernization of infrastructure.
SECO is active in shaping efficient, fair and transparent regulatory and governance frameworks for the world economy. SECO is Switzerland’s competence Center on economic issues and the agency within the Swiss Confederation responsible for the economic cooperation with developing and emerging countries.
The Swiss Finance Institute (SFI), headquartered in Zurich, has been selected by SECO and SBV to implement the project based upon the quality of its international faculty, the in-depth experience in executive education and the close similarities between SFI bank executive programs and the training needs of senior Vietnamese banking executives.
The Swiss Finance Institute is a private foundation established by Switzerland's banking and finance community in cooperation with leading Swiss universities. It supports and advances research, doctoral training and executive education in banking and finance. The Institute is supported by the Swiss banks, the Swiss Stock Exchange, Swiss universities and the Swiss Federal Government.
Dr. Harry Hurzeler, SFI Executive Education Director, led the opening seminar after presentations by State Secretary Gerber and the Deputy governor Binh. Dr. Hurzeler will also lead a second seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on July 9th to launch the training program for participants, government representatives, and banking sector representatives there.
Contact/Questions:
- Mr. Stephan Lauper
- Acting Deputy Country Director
- Swiss Embassy in Hanoi, Swiss Cooperation Office for the Mekong Region
- Nguyen Hong Giang
- National Program Officer
- Swiss Embassy in Hanoi, Swiss Cooperation Office for the Mekong Region
- 04 39 34 66 27
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