During more than 30 years of building and developing BRG Group and SeABank, businesswoman Nguyen Thi Nga has been honoured with the first-class Labour Order and several other noble titles and awards. “For me, the title of National Emulation Soldier is a source of motivation for me to contribute and share more with the community,” shared the businesswoman.

To the Vietnamese business community, Nguyen Thi Nga is known as the chairwoman of BRG Group and the founding chairwoman of SeABank. In recent years, Nga has also served as Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Women Entrepreneurs (VAWE).

In December 2022, Nguyen Thi Nga represented the Vietnamese female business community at the World Assembly for Women conference in Tokyo, Japan. The event was attended by leaders of many countries, including the host country’s Prime Minister.

Nga still recounts the pride when she was appointed to address the Women Entrepreneurship Summit. Vietnam's continuous promotion in gender equality indexes, as well as the strong development of the Vietnamese female business community in recent years, is the result of practical, proper and profound policies, as well as legal documents and training programmes on improving management capacity that the Party, State and Government have promulgated dedicated specifically to women.

As a delegate representing the country at the Summit, Nga spoke about efforts to ensure gender equality in Vietnam and the progress Vietnamese women have achieved. In particular, Vietnam’s progress in policies for women’s businesses has received high appreciation from the international community.

As of April 2023, more than 20% of businesses in Vietnam are owned by women, and more than 51% of Vietnamese businesses have women in the ownership structure, this rate is on par with other developed economies like Singapore, France and Sweden. In addition, many prestigious international units have also ranked Vietnam among the leading countries in the field of women's empowerment and gender equality.

Many policies and programmes supporting women-owned businesses have been put into practice, with a focus on the national strategy on gender equality and the Law on gender equality.

As the driver of BRG Group, businesswoman Nguyen Thi Nga is also extremely proud to develop a strong team with 22,000 employees, of which 60% are female. Among the Group’s senior leaders, women account for 50%. Especially, the leader is also a woman.

The Group also implements many internal support programmes, such as training and supporting female workers and female officers, especially those with difficulties. In addition, during the support programmes for the female business community, BRG also joins hands with major financial institutions such as IFC, DFC, and ADB to support credit for female-owned businesses.

Carrying within herself self-respect and national pride, Nguyen Thi Nga has determined, for herself and the entire BRG Group ecosystem, to reach the end of the path to conquering aspirations of improving the living experience for Vietnamese people on the "Going Global" integration journey. Nga repeatedly affirmed that entering the international market is not just about conquering profit numbers. That is the responsibility of a businesswoman to the country and the wish for Vietnam to have national brands in the international arena.

Famous in the business community as a strong and determined businesswoman who always holds the mindset of “Happiness is sharing”, Nguyen Thi Nga and BRG Group always prioritise meaningful social activities to spread good values to the community.

As the leader of BRG Group, the businesswoman is very proud to have built a strong team with 22,000 employees, with a 60% female employee rate and 50% female senior manager rate. The group also implements many internal support programmes such as providing training and assistance to female workers, especially those with difficulties. In addition, BRG also joins hands with major financial institutions such as IFC, DFC, and ADB to grant credit for female-owned businesses.