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03/09/23 19:46 PM IST

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das leads global central bankers in A+ rating

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  • Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das is among three central bank chiefs to earn an “A+” grade in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.
Major Highlights
  • The grades are based on a scale from A to F for success in inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management. An “A” grade represents an excellent performance down through an “F” for outright failure.
  • Fighting inflation, which has been fueled by pent-up demand and disrupted supply chains, has everyone turning to their central bankers for help.
  • Global Finance’s annual Central Banker Report Cards celebrate those bank governors whose strategies outperformed their peers through orgininality, creativity and tenacity.
  • The other two central bank chiefs who earned “A+” grades along with Das are -- Thomas J. Jordan (Switzerland) and Nguyen Thi Hong (Vietnam).
  • The Central Banker Report Cards, published annually by Global Finance since 1994, grade the central bank governors of 101 key countries, territories and districts, including the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States and the Central Bank of West African States.
The Bank Governors who earned an “A" grade
  • Brazil Roberto Campos Neto
  • Israel Amir Yaron
  • Mauritius Harvesh Kumar Seegolam
  • New Zealand Adrian Orr
  • Paraguay Jose Cantero Sienra
  • Peru Julio Velarde
  • Taiwan Chin-Long Yang
  • Uruguay Diego Labat
Source- LiveMint

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