SBV establishes Interest Rate Support Working Team

The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), on February 3, 2009 issued Decision No. 186/QĐ-NHNN to establish the Working Team to implement Decision No. 131/QĐ-TTg of the Prime Minister dated January 23, 2009.

The Working Team is responsible for assisting the SBV Governor and other relevant ministries in providing the interest rate support for the business and productive corporate and individual borrowers in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

Under this Decision, SBV Deputy Governor Nguyen Dong Tien has been appointed Head of the Working Team with members being the representatives of the Monetary Policy Department, the Credit Department, the Accounting and Finance Department, the SBV Office, the Financial Supervision Agency, the Banking Operations Center and the Ministry of Finance.

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