BIDV and EXIM Thailand promote comprehensive cooperation

On May 16, 2025, the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) and the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) signed a Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement.

This cooperation agreement was signed in Hanoi, witnessed by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister of the Royal Thai Government Paetongtarn Shinawatra. This is a continuation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the two banks signed in 2019, continuing to affirm the traditional and effective cooperation relationship between the two leading banks of Vietnam and Thailand. Accordingly, the two sides agreed to continue promoting comprehensive cooperation, opening up many common development opportunities in important areas such as: Project financing, customer introduction and providing banking products and services to each other's customers, international payments and trade finance, information sharing in areas of interest... In particular, as pioneering banks in the green transformation and sustainable development trend in each country, BIDV and EXIM Thailand are committed to accompanying in green co-financing and sustainable finance projects, supporting customers to integrate into the global trade market, aiming for carbon neutrality and Net Zero.

Mr. Le Ngoc Lam - General Director of BIDV and Mr. Bundit Sapianchai - Acting General Director of EXIM Thailand - representing the two banks exchanged the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement in the presence of the Prime Ministers of the two countries.

Witnessed by senior leaders of the two countries, the signing of the Comprehensive Cooperation Agreement between BIDV and EXIM Thailand has special significance, not only marking an important milestone in bilateral cooperation between the two banks but also contributing to promoting the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and Thailand, accompanying the development of businesses of the two countries and the socio -economic development of the ASEAN region in general.

*. About BIDV

Established in 1957, BIDV is the oldest commercial bank and has the largest scale of operations in the Vietnamese market. By the end of the first quarter of 2025, BIDV had total assets of VND 2.8 million billion; capital mobilization reached over VND 2.17 million billion, accounting for 14.3% of the industry's market share; outstanding credit reached over VND 2.07 million billion, accounting for 13% of the industry's market share. BIDV has a network of more than 1,100 branches and transaction offices in all provinces and cities across the country and commercial presences abroad; serving nearly 500,000 corporate customers, nearly 22 million individual customers and having cooperative relationships with more than 2,300 financial institutions in 178 countries and territories worldwide.

BIDV's general goal for the period 2025 - 2030 is: Building BIDV into a leading BIG - STRONG - GREEN bank in Southeast Asia, in the Top 100 Asian banks; Vision to 2045 in the TOP 50 Asian banks.

*. About EXIM Thailand

EXIM Thailand is a bank owned by the Royal Thai Government, with the role of supporting and promoting Thai investors to develop their business abroad as well as domestic investors with international export activities.

In recent years, EXIM Thailand has focused on its Green development journey, setting a target of achieving Carbon Neutral status by 2030, 20 years ahead of the country’s target, affirming the bank’s pioneering role in driving the country towards Carbon Neutrality and Net Zero goals.

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Source: https://congthuong.vn/bidv-va-exim-thai-lan-day-manh-hop-tac-toan-dien-387926.html