Vietnam, 19 April 2014 – Hong Leong Bank Vietnam Limited (HLBVN) was honored by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) Vietnam with the “Vietnam Top Trade Services Awards 2013”. The award validates outstanding achievements of HLBVN in financial sector in the past year. Mr. Le Minh Tam, General Director of HLBVN said: “We are proud to receive this award as the recognition for the endeavor and success of the bank amid challenges in finance and banking sector and the economy in general. Being awarded this honor, we will continue to make rapid and sustainable growth aiming to be one of the leading banks in Vietnam.”

“Vietnam Top Trade Services Awards” is one of the prestigious awards of MOIT and has been held annually since 2006 and now it is organized every three years. Awarded individuals and organizations have to pass a rigorous selection process of four rounds, considering many qualitative factors to determine the winners. According to the organizing committee, 113 entrepreneurs and organizations across various industries have been selected out of over 400 applications this year.

HLB was granted a license to operate a wholly-owned foreign bank in Vietnam in 2009, and has since opened 3 branches and 1 transaction office. In less than 5 years, HLBVN has established a steady business, providing abundant banking products and services to meet the needs of both business and individual customers. HLBVN has been known for many innovative products such as the unique Priority Banking with unmatched lifestyle privileges, first-home loan product with exclusive benefits for first-time home buyers, exclusive offer on safe deposit box service amongst foreign banks. On the network side, HLBVN has brought great convenience to customers through the connection to over 16,000 ATMs and 100,000 POS terminal nationwide. The bank also pioneers in implementing interbank transfer service via ATM within the Smartlink network. Recently, HLBVN has introduced Online & Mobile Banking service to customers with many innovative features.