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The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has begun accepting applications from businesses for interest-free loans to fund furlough and salary payments, its deputy director Bui Van Son has said.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has transferred to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policy (VBSP) the full 16 trillion VND (680.4 million USD) in cash to be allocated to help struggling employers and their employees amid the COVID-19 pandemic.