SHB received a Certificate of Merit for its outstanding achievements in implementing the Project "Supporting women to start businesses in the period 2017-2025"

“SHB was awarded a Certificate of Merit for its outstanding achievements in implementing the project “Supporting women to start businesses in the period 2017-2025”

Recently, in Hanoi , Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and spoke at the Conference to summarize the Project "Supporting Women Start-ups for the 2017-2025 period", deploy the Government's Project "Supporting Women Start-ups for the 2026-2035 period" and commend typical cooperatives managed by women in 2025. The Conference was organized by the Vietnam Women's Union in a combination of in-person and online formats at 34 connecting points in provinces and cities across the country.

At the Conference, Saigon - Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) was honored to receive a Certificate of Merit for its outstanding achievements in implementing the Project "Supporting Women to Start a Business in the 2017-2025 period".

Over the years, SHB has always accompanied female entrepreneurs, supporting women on the path to entrepreneurship. In 2023, SHB joined the Women's Entrepreneurship Competition organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union with the theme "Women's Entrepreneurship, Promoting Local Resources". This is one of the key activities under the Project "Supporting Women's Entrepreneurship for the 2017-2025 period" approved by the Prime Minister and implemented from 2018 to present. SHB has sponsored to help realize the winning project in the competition. In the future, the Bank will continue to accompany, support and advise and be ready to provide effective and suitable financial solutions to help projects go the long way, develop safely and sustainably.

SHB accompanies the contest "Women start-ups, promoting local resources"

In 2024, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Women's Union organized a competition with the theme "Women's creative startups and green transformation" to select outstanding startup projects to meet the green transformation process, contributing to the implementation of the Government's National Strategy on green growth for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. SHB accompanied the competition as a Silver Sponsor. This is a series of events and the final award ceremony of the National "Women's creative startups and green transformation" competition.

In addition, in order to support women-owned small and medium enterprises (WSMEs) to recover and stabilize production and business due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, since the end of 2021, SHB has cooperated with ADB to implement the program "Support to minimize the impact of Covid-19 for WSMEs". Notably, SHB is the bank with the highest disbursement amount of WSMEs loans among the 5 participating banks with 1.7 million USD.

In March 2023, SHB signed a credit cooperation contract with IFC worth USD 120 million to develop its SME lending portfolio, with priority given to women-owned businesses and those participating in the supply chain. SHB committed to reserving at least 37.5% of the loan value for lending to women-owned businesses, and the bank will receive USD 226,000 in funding from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) and the Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Fund (WEOF) – global funding initiatives aimed at expanding access to capital for women entrepreneurs.

SHB has given many incentives to women-owned businesses in recent times.

Recently, SHB also coordinated with ADB to organize a Gender Awareness Training Program, affirming the bank's commitment to integrating ESG factors into its sustainable development strategy. The program not only contributes to promoting gender equality but also focuses on supporting female customers - especially small and medium-sized enterprises owned by women - to enhance capacity, expand access to finance and promote the role of women in the economy.

Firmly holding the position as one of the top private commercial banks, SHB constantly creates and spreads positive values, promotes entrepreneurial spirit, develops a team of talented entrepreneurs, and contributes practically to the sustainable development of the country.

Source: https://www.shb.com.vn/shb-nhan-bang-khen-vi-nhung-thanh-tich-xuat-sac-trong-trien-khai-thuc-hien-de-an-ho-tro-phu-nu-khoi-nghiep-giai-doan-2017-2025/