Following the meeting held in January 2026, the senior leadership delegation of the World Bank (WB) continued its working visit to Vietnam to engage with leaders of ministries and agencies, as well as with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the VDB. This visit focused on strengthening cooperation orientations and implementation mechanisms for infrastructure financing programs in Vietnam in the coming period, while also assessing existing difficulties and challenges in order to jointly propose suitable and feasible cooperation solutions.
During the meeting, both sides continued discussions on the matters agreed upon at the January 2026 meeting. Chairman of the Board of Directors of VDB, Mr. Le Van Hoan, emphasized VDB’s role and over 20 years of experience in providing credit capital for infrastructure development across key sectors such as water supply, transportation, healthcare, and education. At the same time, the Chairman expressed VDB’s desire to continue cooperating with the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance in researching and developing new financial mechanisms to mobilize and provide medium- and long-term capital for infrastructure projects in Vietnam.
According to Mr. Le Van Hoan, this cooperation direction is of great importance in diversifying financial resources for infrastructure investment, promoting sustainable economic growth, enhancing national competitiveness, and supporting Vietnam’s green transition process in the coming years.
In addition, VDB’s leadership proposed that the World Bank provide technical assistance and capacity building in areas such as project appraisal, risk management framework development, credit portfolio management, and the application of international standards for infrastructure financing and green credit. These are considered key factors in helping VDB gradually strengthen its operational capacity to meet the requirements of implementing large-scale and complex infrastructure projects, especially as the bank is accelerating research on restructuring its operational model through 2027 and beyond.
On behalf of the World Bank, Mr. Strobbe congratulated VDB on its 20th anniversary and highly appreciated the bank’s contributions to Vietnam’s socio-economic development over the years. He also expressed confidence in VDB’s future development directions and affirmed the World Bank’s desire to continue accompanying VDB in building a new blended finance model for infrastructure investment in Vietnam, as well as providing appropriate support in the coming period.
At the conclusion of the meeting, both sides agreed to continue coordinating research and technical-level discussions in order to further strengthen cooperation between the World Bank and VDB in a closer, more effective, and more substantive manner./.