Seventeen banks in HCM City disbursed VNĐ306.4 trillion (US$12.2 billion) to 97,318 customers in the first seven months of this year through the city’s bank - business connection programme, the State Bank of Vietnam has said.
With increasing demand for credit and more people taking part in financial activities, a watchdog is required to protect consumers, a workshop on protection of finance consumers heard in HCM City on April 26.
