of the PRMS at the Co-opBank Planned starting date: March 2021. Location: Co-opBank
Développement international Desjardins (DID) in cooperation with the Cooperative Bank of Vietnam (Co-opBank) and with the support of Canadian and Vietnamese government representatives officially launched the implementation phase of the Strengthening the People's Credit Funds network (STEP project) in November 2017. This project - funded by Global Affairs Canada has the goal to strengthen the capacity of Co-opBank and its network of financial cooperatives, the People's Credit Funds (PCFs) in Vietnam until 2023. The overall mandate is to support and advise the Co-opBank and PCFs network in their process of transformation and modernization to increase their level of integration and performance. The ultimate outcome of STEP project is to "increased financial security for Vietnamese men and women in targeted rural and agricultural areas by a more integrated and better performing Co-opBank and PCF network.