The State Bank of Vietnam published an account of an early-spring meeting at its headquarters where Governor Nguyen Thi Hong reviewed the banking sector’s recent performance and set expectations for 2026, including a push to deliver the sector’s key work programme for the year. The Governor highlighted the sector’s role in supporting macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation, stabilising currency and foreign exchange markets, and maintaining system safety amid international uncertainty and domestic challenges. She framed 2026 as the first year of implementing the 2026–2030 socio-economic development plan, with goals including double-digit growth alongside macro stability, and instructed SBV units, state commercial banks and SBV-managed enterprises to implement the tasks set out in the Governor’s 2026 directive and other competent authorities’ resolutions and instructions, including work to strengthen the monetary and banking legal framework and advance innovation and digital transformation in banking.
State Bank of Vietnam 2026-02-23
State Bank of Vietnam Governor Nguyen Thi Hong calls on the banking sector to execute 2026 priority tasks
Governor Nguyen Thi Hong of the State Bank of Vietnam reviewed the banking sector's performance and set 2026 expectations, emphasizing macroeconomic stability, inflation control, and currency market stability. She outlined 2026 as the start of the 2026–2030 socio-economic development plan, targeting double-digit growth and macro stability. She instructed SBV units and state banks to implement tasks from her 2026 directive, focusing on strengthening the legal framework and digital transformation in banking.