On March 18, 2026, at the headquarters of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh met with Mr. Arnaud Dupoizat, Regional Director for East Asia at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and Mr. Thomas Jacobs, IFC Country Manager for Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh exchanges his views with Mr. Mr. Arnaud Dupoizat, IFC Regional Director for East Asia
During the meeting, Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh emphasized that the IFC has been an important partner of Vietnam over the past 30 years. With its strong development progress, Vietnam has emerged as one of the top eight countries receiving support from the IFC. Notably, 2025 marked the eighth consecutive fiscal year in which the IFC successfully mobilized over USD 1 billion annually for long-term investment projects in Vietnam. On that basis, the Deputy Governor expressed his hope that the IFC will continue to leverage its resources to promote private sector development, making it a key pillar of Vietnam’s economy.
For his part, Mr. Arnaud Dupoizat expressed his confidence in Vietnam’s development potential. He also briefed the hosts on the IFC’s current investment portfolio in Vietnam and proposed several areas of cooperation that the IFC seeks to promote with the SBV in the coming period.
In closing, while acknowledging the IFC’s contributions to Vietnam’s development in recent years, the Deputy Governor expressed his hope that the IFC will further enhance its support in areas such as infrastructure development, digital transformation, green growth, and capital market development. He noted that the IFC’s continued support will play an important role as Vietnam mobilizes resources to achieve double-digit growth in 2026 and build a sustainable foundation for future development.
Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh and the IFC delegation take a group photo together