The Saigon Jewellery Association (SJA) will continue to call on the State Bank of Vietnam to make it easier for jewellery businesses, who seek to invest in upgrading their production and trading technology, in accessing bank loans, its chairman said.
The Saigon Jewellery Association (SJA) will continue to call on the State Bank of Vietnam to make it easier for jewellery businesses, who seek to invest in upgrading their production and trading technology, in accessing bank loans. (Photo: thanhnien.vn)
HCM City (VNA) - The Saigon Jewellery Association (SJA) willcontinue to call on the State Bank of Vietnam to make it easier for jewellerybusinesses, who seek to invest in upgrading their production and tradingtechnology, in accessing bank loans, its chairman said.
Nguyen Van Dung, SJA chairman,said this at a recent meeting held in HCM City to review SJA’s performance lastyear and set tasks for this year.
Last year, the associationsuccessfully suggested banks allow credit institutions provide loans tojewellery trading enterprises, which has greatly helped them in expanding theirdevelopment, he said.
Dung said the association alsoorganised overseas trips to help its members find new exports markets as wellas update production technologies.
It organised competitions tohonour talented jewellery designers and carried out social activities such asgiving gifts for elderly people, building bridges in rural areas, providingscholarships to poor students and others.
For this year, SJA will focus onthree main missions – actively giving opinions on the Government’s policies,especially policies related to the jewellery industry; suggesting SBV easeconditions for businesses in the field in order to access bank loans; andguiding its members to strictly implement the Government’s policies and helptheir members manage their gold trading effectively, he said.-VNA
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The Saigon Jewellery Association (SJA) will continue to call on the State Bank of Vietnam to make it easier for jewellery businesses, who seek to invest in upgrading their production and trading technology, in accessing bank loans. (Photo: thanhnien.vn) 
