Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao – Vietnam's first female billionaire and meaningful deeds

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - CEO of Vietjet, is one of the first Vietnamese women to appear in the list of top billionaires or the list of the most powerful women in the world.

With the small and elegant figure of Ha Thanh women, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is known as a successful businessman, a leader with a heart and vision, and also an inspiration to many young people. The sharing of one of Southeast Asia's first self-made female billionaires has become a source of motivation for many women to be confident, dare to think, dare to do, dream big and do their best to realize that dream. .

Starting a business as an international student, at the age of 21, Phuong Thao had her first 1 million USD thanks to international trade transactions. What she did at that time was something few people dared to dream or do.

From the 1990s, Ms. Phuong Thao began to contribute to the innovations of the Vietnamese economy, such as supporting the national debt forgiveness program to 95% of Vietnam, paying debts only with goods instead of foreign currencies; participating in the first issuance of international government bonds, marking Vietnam as being recognized by the London and New York capital markets as a country with transparent financial indicators, advanced and advanced financial management capacity. construction style of Joint Stock Commercial Bank; launched the new generation airline Vietjet, realizing the "dream of flying" for tens of millions of Vietnamese at home and abroad.

The success of female billionaires is an inspiration for many entrepreneurs and startups. At an event for entrepreneurs and the press, Ms. Phuong Thao shared: "Start-up entrepreneurs don't save their dreams, dream big dreams and make them come true by simple actions every day at your business or organization".

The spirit of daring to dream big and making efforts to turn dreams into reality was conveyed by Ms. Phuong Thao to tens of thousands of officers and employees of the businesses she led. As a result, these enterprises have become leading names in various fields of activity, such as investment, finance, aviation, banking, urban development, infrastructure, technology, etc. building and developing Vietnam's economy, affirming its position on the world stage.

Sovico Group, chaired by Ms. Phuong Thao, is one of the first enterprises in Vietnam to become a partner of the United Nations in the program of sustainable development to reduce CO2 emissions, protect the environment, develop people, culture, society, supporting innovative initiatives and solutions...

The female billionaire also contributes her voice in UNESCO's international initiatives to bring practical solutions to support children, especially girls, who are easily left behind when the world shifts to online education in the context of the epidemic.

"Thanks to science and technology, I and many other businesswomen have the opportunity to realize their dreams. I will continue to work hard to get girls interested in online education, so there are many representatives. I will always act for a brighter future for women, especially in the fields of information technology and digital transformation," she said. confirm.

Phuong Thao and Sovico Group also contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to Oxford University with the desire to set up a scholarship fund, create a research and academic environment, and apply research results into practical production activities. business, creating opportunities for students in Vietnam and developing countries.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao shared: "Education and research are the keys to the development and prosperity of mankind. I believe the long-term cooperation results with Oxford University will bring new values to the community. community, it is also a good thing for the young generation in the world's leading educational environment."

During more than 2 years of being affected by Covid-19, businesswoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and her colleagues have worked together to prevent and control the epidemic, spreading positive energy to the community. Thousands of billions of dong have been supported by Sovico, Vietjet, HDBank, etc. to prevent epidemics by the Government and people, continuing the tradition of volunteering and community-oriented for many years.

Ms. Phuong Thao's businesses also donated necessities and medical equipment such as ventilators, masks, medicines, vaccines, ambulances, etc. to people, localities, and free transportation of frontline forces. Over 1.8 million meals were sent by Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and her colleagues to the medical staff, people in the blockade, isolation and treatment areas in Ho Chi Minh City and the area. vicinity.

In particular, she is also the one who launched the initiative and sponsored technology solutions for the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE). The project is called "HOSE 100" with the goal of successfully handling transaction congestion in 100 days. The new system is capable of handling 3-5 million orders/day, 5 times higher than the old system, and was awarded a certificate of merit by the Ministry of Finance.

This solution helps to keep the transaction activities continuous and stable. As a result, the stock market will grow 46% in 2021 compared to 2020, with a total market capitalization of over $100 billion. Phuong Thao shared that she wanted the Vietnamese stock market to be able to compete with the London (UK) and New York (US) markets.

"The heart and honesty are in everyone, not just business people. I often remind myself and employees to awaken that spirit whether it's social work, charity or business. directing me to do the right thing, useful for society", female billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao shared.

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