Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 13 signed a decision approving the election of Pham Duc An, Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee for the 2020 – 2025 term, as Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 tenure.
Born in 1970 in the central province of Nghe An, An has extensive experience in the banking sector. He previously served as Deputy General Director of the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV), General Director of the Vietnam – Russia Joint Venture Bank (VRB), and Chief of Office at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). In May 2020, he became Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Members Council of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank).
He also held the position of Chairman of the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 term, before assuming the post of Deputy Secretary of the Da Nang Party Committee.
ꩵ On September 8, 2025, at its third session, the 10th People’s Council of Da Nang elected An as Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 term./.
As part of Vietnam’s economic and financial development roadmap, Da Nang is emerging as a strategic location for building the country’s International Financial Centre. With the national goal of achieving double-digit growth and becoming a high-income country by 2045, this centre is not only a growth driver for Da Nang but also carries national significance.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 2 instructed Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city, to mobilise resources and lay the groundwork for the development of Vietnam’s International Financial Centre (IFC).
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