Nguyễn Thị Hồng (economist)

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.

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

Early life and education

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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

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

In January 2012, she was appointed as the Director of the Monetary Policy Department.[3] On August 16, 2014, she was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.[4][5]

On August 21, 2019, she was reappointed as the Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam.[6][7] On August 17, 2020, she was elected as the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Bank.[8][9][10] In November 2020, she was nominated by the Vietnamese Government to be approved for the position of Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, replacing Lê Minh Hưng.[11][12]

On 12 November 2020, she was appointed SBV Governor.[13] 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

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In 2023, she became one of three central bank chiefs to be rated A+ in the annual Central Banker Report Cards by Global Finance.[14][15][16] She won the Central Banker of the Year 2023 award by The Banker in the Asia-Pacific category.[17]

References

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  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. ^ Anh, Văn (2020-12-08). "Bổ nhiệm Thống đốc làm Chủ tịch Ngân hàng Chính sách xã hội". Nhịp sống kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  4. ^ "Quyết định số 1418/QĐ-TTg của Thủ tướng Chính phủ: Về việc bổ nhiệm bà Nguyễn Thị Hồng giữ chức Phó Thống đốc Ngân hàng Nhà nước Việt Nam". vanban.chinhphu.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  5. ^ "Thủ tướng bổ nhiệm lại Phó Thống đốc NHNN Nguyễn Thị Hồng". tapchinganhang.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  6. ^ "Thủ tướng bổ nhiệm lại Phó Thống đốc NHNN đối với bà Nguyễn Thị Hồng". laodong.vn. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  7. ^ "Thống đốc Nguyễn Thị Hồng giữ chức Chủ tịch HĐQT Ngân hàng Chính sách xã hội". Báo điện tử Tiền Phong (in Vietnamese). 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  8. ^ "Phó Thống đốc Nguyễn Thị Hồng được bầu giữ chức Bí thư Đảng ủy Cơ quan NHTW". thitruongtaichinhtiente.vn (in Vietnamese). 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  9. ^ Anh, Văn (2020-12-08). "MCGift Gift Card Mall". Nhịp sống kinh tế Việt Nam & Thế giới (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  10. ^ "Đại hội Đại biểu Đảng bộ Cơ quan NHTW lần thứ XXIV, nhiệm kỳ 2020 - 2025 thành công tốt đẹp". tapchinganhang.gov.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  11. ^ "Bà Nguyễn Thị Hồng được giới thiệu làm Thống đốc Ngân hàng Nhà nước". Znews.vn (in Vietnamese). 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  12. ^ tra, Báo Thanh. "Người được giới thiệu làm Thống đốc Ngân hàng Nhà nước thay ông Lê Minh Hưng là ai?". thanhtra.com.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-23.
  13. ^ "Tiểu sử bà Nguyễn Thị Hồng, nữ Thống đốc đầu tiên". zingnews.vn. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  14. ^ Minh, Nga (2023-09-03). "Vietnam central bank governor earns 'A+' in Global Finance report". VnExpress. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  15. ^ ETBFSI (2023-09-02). "RBI governor Shaktikanta Das ranked top central banker globally". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  16. ^ "Central bank governor among top eight". Taipei Times. 2023-09-02. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  17. ^ "Central Banker of the Year 2023". The Banker. Retrieved 2023-10-06.