SHB honored with a Certificate of Merit for outstanding achievements in implementing the “Supporting Women’s Startups 2017-2025” initiative.
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Recently, in Hanoi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and delivered a speech at the Conference summarizing the “Supporting Women’s Startups 2017-2025” initiative, launching the Government’s “Supporting Women’s Startups 2026-2035” initiative, and commending exemplary cooperatives managed by women in 2025. The event was organized by the Vietnam Women’s Union in a hybrid format, combining in-person and online participation across 34 provinces and cities nationwide.
At the conference, Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) was honored with a Certificate of Merit for its outstanding contributions to the “Supporting Women’s Startups 2017-2025” initiative.
For many years, SHB has been a steadfast partner to female entrepreneurs, empowering women on their startup journeys. In 2023, SHB supported the Women’s Startup Contest organized by the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee, themed “Women’s Startups: Leveraging Local Resources.” This was a key activity under the “Supporting Women’s Startups 2017-2025” initiative, approved by the Prime Minister and implemented since 2018. SHB provided funding to help bring the winning project to life. Moving forward, the bank will continue to offer consulting support and tailored financial solutions to ensure these projects thrive sustainably over the long term.
SHB supports the “Women’s Startups: Leveraging Local Resources” contest.
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In 2024, the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee launched a contest themed “Innovative and Green Transition Women’s Startups,” aiming to identify outstanding projects aligned with the green transition and the National Green Growth Strategy 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050. SHB joined as a Silver Sponsor for this national-level event series and final awards ceremony.
Additionally, to help women-led small and medium-sized enterprises (WSMEs) recover and stabilize operations post-COVID-19, SHB partnered with ADB in late 2021 to implement the “COVID-19 Impact Mitigation for WSMEs” program. Notably, SHB disbursed the highest WSME loan amount among the five participating banks, totaling 1.7 million USD.
In March 2023, SHB signed a 120 million USD credit agreement with IFC to develop its SME loan portfolio, prioritizing women-led businesses and those in supply chains. SHB committed to allocating at least 37.5% of the loan value to women-led enterprises and received a 226,000 USD grant from the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) and the Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility (WEOF), global initiatives aimed at expanding capital access for women entrepreneurs.
 SHB offers numerous incentives for women-led businesses.
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Recently, SHB collaborated with ADB to organize a Gender Awareness Training Program, reaffirming its commitment to integrating ESG principles into its sustainable development strategy. The program not only promotes gender equality but also focuses on supporting female customers, particularly women-led SMEs, by enhancing their capacity, expanding financial access, and empowering women’s role in the economy.
As a leading private commercial bank, SHB continues to create and spread positive values, fostering entrepreneurship and nurturing talented business leaders, thereby contributing significantly to the nation’s sustainable development.
– 12:26 05/12/2025
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