PM hails role of Vietnam Bank for Social Policies in poverty reduction | Business
Addressing a meeting of standing Government members on March 3 in Hanoi on a draft decision revising regulations for the settlement of debts facing risks at VBSP and a draft resolution on financial regulations for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), the PM stressed that policies on poverty reduction, which play a major part in the Party and State’s guidelines, contributed to bringing down the rate of poor households to 2.7 percent from over 30 percent in 2000. The Government leader also underlined that poverty reduction is a requirement for sustainable development, demonstrating V...