On 5 January BIDV announced its 2017 Lunar New Year (Tet) programme to support disadvantaged communities. The bank said it donated 24,000 gifts with total value of VND12 billion.

Launched in 2009 with the aim of bringing the Tet spirit to families living in poverty nationwide, the programme has become an annual event. Each family will receive VND500,000 cash to enable them to buy meat, square rice cake (banh chung), a Tet jam box, wine, monosodium glutamate, cooking oil and fish sauce - the ingredients for a traditional Tet. BIDV’s Head of Trade Union Ms. Le Thi Kim Khuyen commented that by dispersing the money via nationwide branches, BIDV’s trade unions in every province will be able to present gifts to poor families, flood-hit victims, and troops nationwide as soon as possible, helping these communities to have a warmer and happier Tet. To date, nearly 600,000 Tet gifts, worth a total of VND140 billion, have been presented to disadvantaged families, helping them to enjoy the Tet celebrations and ease the financial burdens. BIDV organises regular social welfare activities, assisting people toward a more comfortable life. In 2016, the bank responded to natural disasters in the Central Region, implementing a programme to provide aid amounting to VND17.5 billion. For more information please contact: Branding and Public Relations Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam JSC Tel: (+84)4. 22205256; Fax: (+84)4. 22225316