Standard Chartered to expand services

Standard Chartered bank announced on June 18 that it will provide a range of consumer banking services in Hanoi from July 1.

The Hanoi team will provide savings and flexible deposit products, an executive package, and loans for consumers and small to medium enterprises.

The bank, which also launched a similar service for its HCM City customers last year, expects massive growth in Vietnam ’s consumer banking industry with 40 million of population less than 25 years old.

VNA

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