CALL FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES : Develop financial lessons for mobile app

Développement International Desjardins (DID) is a non-government-organization which belongs to Desjardins Group in Canada. It was established with a mission to support the cooperative credit model in the world in general and in Vietnam in particular. It has implemented several projects in Vietnam since 1993 to assist the People’s Credit Fund network in its establishment […]

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CALL FOR NATIONAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES: M&E

To provide technical assistance for monitoring and evaluation of the project’s effectiveness and efficiency, STEP plans to mobilize a consult to carry out data collection, analyzing and evaluating the level of activities completion in comparison to the defined performance indicators. The consultant will also help the project to present and illustrate the data collected in […]

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CALL FOR NATIONAL CONSULTANCY: Review of legal, structural and operational elements of the Safety Fund

Développement International Desjardins (DID) is a non-government-organization which belongs to Desjardins Group in Canada. It was established with a mission to support the cooperative credit model in the world in general and in Vietnam in particular. It has implemented several projects in Vietnam since 1993 to assist the People’s Credit Fund network in its establishment […]

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STEP 5th Project Steering Committee Meeting (PSC)

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On October 21, 2022, the 5th STEP PSC was held at Co-opBank Head Office in Hanoi. Mr. Brian Allemekinders – Head of Cooperation & Counsellor, Embassy of Canada and Mr. Nguyen Minh Tuan – Managing Deputy General Director of Co-opBank co-chaired the meeting. Representatives of Bureau III – Banking Supervision Agency, International Cooperation Department, and […]

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Launching Ceremony of the E-Banking system

On October 7th 2022, the E-Banking system has been officially launched at the Co-opBank headquarters. The representatives of Co-opBank, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the Association of People’s Credit Funds Vietnam (VAPCF), the Embassy of Canada to Vietnam, the STEP project and the contractor TechPlus joined the ceremony. Ms. Lisa Moreau, First Secretary of […]

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Training on PRMS for 75 PCFs completed

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The STEP project and Co-opbank have completed six (06) on-site training sessions on the People’s Credit Fund Reporting Management System (PRMS) for senior managers and internal auditors of 75 PCFs. These sessions were held in Vinh, Ha Noi, and An Giang from September 8 to September 28, 2022. The representatives of the State Bank of […]

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CALL FOR NATIONAL CONSULTANCY: Marketing Toolbox Development to promote PCF’s credit products and business development services

To support PCFs increase their membership and thus contribute to the financial inclusion of rural populations, STEP project worked with a local consultant to develop a marketing strategy. The main goal of this strategy was to identify solution that will help the network gain exposure to new clients, especially women. Following the recommendations, STEP project […]

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Training workshop on Client care protocol and Cash flow-based lending (session 2) – Can Tho city

On August 11th and 12th, STEP project continued its workshop series on client care protocol toolkit and cashflow-based lending for loan officers. The staff of the PCFs from Can Tho, Soc Trang and Tra Vinh provinces participated, as well as representatives from Co-opBank’s and State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) province branches. STEP introduced tools that […]

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