Deposit insurance (DI) is one of the tools of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) and the Government for ensuring the operational safety of the credit institution (CI) system. Therefore, effective promotion of public awareness about deposit insurance policy helps people get better understanding of and confidence in CIs, thereby contributing to increasing idle capital mobilization to improve people’s living standards and economic development. Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai Van – Director of the SBV branch in Hai Duong province took part in an interview to shed some light on these issues.