Nguyễn Thị Hồng (economist)

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Nguyễn Thị Hồng
Governor of State Bank of Vietnam
Assumed office
12 November 2020
Prime MinisterNguyễn Xuân Phúc
Phạm Minh Chính
Preceded byLê Minh Hưng
Personal details
Born (1968-03-27) March 27, 1968 (age 56)
Cầu Giấy District, Hanoi
Political party Communist Party of Vietnam
EducationNational Economics University

Nguyễn Thị Hồng is Vietnamese economist, serving as the governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) since 2020. She is the first woman to hold this position.

Early life and education

Nguyễn Thị Hồng graduated with a bachelor's degree from the Banking Academy of Vietnam and a master's degree in economics from the National Economics University.[1]

Career

Hồng started working at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) in 1991, where she held several management positions.[1][2]

In 2020, she was appointed SBV Governor.[3] In October 2022, she assured the nearly 100 million Vietnamese affected by the near failure of with a guarantee that their bank deposits are safe

Awards

In 2023, she became one of three central bank chiefs to be rated A+ in the annual Central Banker Report Cards by Global Finance.[4][5][6] She won the Central Banker of the Year 2023 award by The Banker in the Asia-Pacific category.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b VnExpress. "Vietnam appoints first female central bank governor - VnExpress International". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  2. ^ "NA approves Mrs. Nguyen Thi Hong to be SBV Governor". www.sbv.gov.vn. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  3. ^ "Tiểu sử bà Nguyễn Thị Hồng, nữ Thống đốc đầu tiên". zingnews.vn. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  4. ^ Minh, Nga (2023-09-03). "Vietnam central bank governor earns 'A+' in Global Finance report". VnExpress. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  5. ^ ETBFSI (2023-09-02). "RBI governor Shaktikanta Das ranked top central banker globally". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  6. ^ "Central bank governor among top eight". Taipei Times. 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  7. ^ "Central Banker of the Year 2023". The Banker. Retrieved 2023-10-06.