65,000 sets of gifts will be given to poor people and those affected by natural disasters and the Covid-19 pandemic across the country before the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2022.

On 11 January 2022 in Hanoi, BIDV officially announced its annual program “Tet gift for the poor 2022”. The 65,000 Tet gifts program is one of the meaningful social security activities towards the 65th anniversary of BIDV. According to current prices, a set of Tet gift (worth VND500,000) consists of 1 kg of meat, 2 chung cakes, 1 box of jam, 1 pack of cakes, 1 bottle of wine, 1 bottle of cooking oil, 1 pack of seasoning. Priority subjects are poor public servants, poor workers, patients in localities with complicated pandemic, people in remote areas, location affected by natural disasters, families of war invalids and martyrs, families with meritorious services to the country, lonely elderly people, and orphans.

Mr. Tran Xuan Hoang - Member of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Trade Union of BIDV shared: "Besides giving Tet gifts to the poor as usual, this year BIDV pays a great attention to those affected by the Covid-19 pandemic such as poor employees, unemployed workers, workers not returning to their hometown during Tet, poor patients in hospitals, etc. At the same time, BIDV prioritizes people in areas that are heavily impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic such as Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong, Dong Nai,... and localities that receive a large number of workers returning from the epidemic centers such as Thanh Hoa, Ha Tinh, Nghe An,...".

Giving Tet gifts to the poor is an annual meaningful activity carried out by BIDV. This is the 14th year in a row, BIDV's staff have contributed to the implementation of this meaningful program for the community. The bank hopes that the program will bring a warm Tet to those in difficult circumstances. The program has been well received and recognized by localities and people across the country. Since 2009, BIDV has presented a total of nearly 800,000 gifts worth VND230 billion.