Développement international

$17,859,123.81 CAD

≈ $0.43 for every person in Canada ≈ 231 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Global Affairs Canada
Program
International Development Assistance Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2015-2016
Agreement period
March 24, 2016 – March 31, 2025
Reference
dfatd-maecd:GC-2016-Q4-0052

Published purpose

The project aims to improve the efficiency of the Cooperative Bank of Vietnam (CBV) and its People's Credit Fund (PCF) network to supply a range of financial products and services to rural clientele. Développement international Desjardins (DID) will support the CBV and PCFs to revise and implement their development plans. They will also support them in setting up a process to oversee and supervise their risk management tools and internal auditing process. Project activities include: 1) implement business plans, define strategies to professionalize the PCFs and develop tools to help managers, trainers and staff; 2) provide support to the staff in setting up the process to supervise the PCFs, and define the mechanisms to secure operations; 3) conduct a risk analysis of financial operations and loans portfolio; 4) support staff to define the methodology and the tools to assess and develop sustainable financial products and services to meet the needs of clientele; and 5) support training and coaching activities including the transfer of expertise to staff.

In plain English AI-generated

This project supports the Cooperative Bank of Vietnam and its People's Credit Fund network to improve rural financial services through planning, risk management, and staff training.

Category: Foreign Aid Development Primarily funds activity outside Canada

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