The State Bank of Vietnam reported that Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh chaired a 16 December meeting of the International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC) Council to review the bank’s recent performance and agree near-term priorities, including updating IBEC’s founding documents and approving its 2026 operating budget. Member countries highlighted IBEC’s actions to navigate adverse global conditions and the severe challenges of 2022–2023, noting an “A” rating with a stable outlook from ACRA and the maintenance of a national-scale “AAA” rating from Chengxin (China). The Council also endorsed the bank’s information technology development direction and approved certain customer credit decisions, while Vietnam’s delegation reaffirmed its support for IBEC as a founding member.