VCCI, VPBank Sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
With the aim of supporting small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to improve competitiveness and access banking products and services in the modern business environment, on March 4, 2015, the Vietnam Prosperity Commercial Joint Stock Bank (VPBank) and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement.
According to the agreement, VPBank and VCCI will cooperate in five key areas: Information exchange, professional training for businesses, conference organisation for businesses, corporate advisory, and corporate brand development.
Specifically, the two sides will jointly organise short-term training courses for businesses to help them improve financial management skills and grasp information about banking products and services and business support policies. VPBank and VCCI will also host specialised conferences for businesses to discuss and share information and contents.
VPBank and VCCI are committed to advising businesses on many banking products and services and policy information. Regarding branding, VPBank and VCCI will coordinate to uplift their own standings by supporting training for SMEs.
In 2013 and 2014, VPBank and VCCI organised 24 short-term training courses for nearly 1,000 SMEs across the country. Major subjects were creative business-start-up, leadership and financial system management, creative management for SMEs, business governance and negotiation skills, franchise business strategy for SMEs and inventory management. In addition, the two sides held six seminars in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho for rice, seafood, woodwork, garment and footwear companies.
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