Global Finance Magazine names the World’s Top Central Bankers 2010
New York, September 9, 2010
– Global Finance magazine has named the heads of the Central Banks of six countries plus the European Central Bank president as the World’s Best Central Bankers over the past year.
The Central Banker Report Card feature, published annually by Global Finance since 1994, grades Central Bank Governors of 30 key countries (and the ECB) on an A to F scale for success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management. (A represents an excellent performance down through F for outright failure.)
Subjective criteria also apply. Says Global Finance Publisher Joseph Giarraputo, During one of the toughest years on record, the World’s Central Bankers were tested as never before. Every year, we try to assess the determination of Central Bankers to stand up to political interference and their efforts at forcing their governments to spend less, and to open their economies to foreign investment and financial services.
For editorial information please contact: Dan Keeler, Editor, email: dan@gfmag.com
Those scoring in the A category in the report published in the October issue of Global Finance are:
|
Country |
Central Bank Governors |
Grade 2010 |
| European Union | Jean-Claude Trichet | A |
| Australia | Glenn Stevens | A |
| Israel | Stanley Fischer | A |
| Malaysia | Zeti Akhtar Aziz | A |
| South Korea | Lee Seongtae | A |
| Taiwan | Fai-Nan Perng | A |
| Turkey | Durmus Yilmaz | A |
CENTRAL BANKER REPORT CARDS 2010
|
Country |
Central Bank Governors |
Grade 2010 |
Grade 2009 |
| Argentina | Mercedes Marc del Pont | D | N/A |
| Brazil | Henrique de Campos Meirelles | B+ | B+ |
| Canada | Mark Carney | B+ | B |
| Chile | Jos De Gregorio | B | B |
| Mexico | Agustin Carstens | B | N/A |
| United States | Ben Bernanke | C | C |
|
Country |
Central Bank Governors |
Grade 2010 |
Grade 2009 |
| Czech Republic | Miroslav Singer | Too early to say | N/A |
| European Union | Jean-Claude Trichet | A | A |
| Hungary | Andrs Simor | C | B |
| Norway | Svein Gjedrem | B | C- |
| Poland | Marek Belka | Too early to say | N/A |
| Russia | Sergei M. Ignatiev | B | C- |
| Sweden | Stefan Ingves | B | C- |
| Switzerland | Philippe Hildebrand | B- | N/A |
| Turkey | Durmus Yilmaz | A | B |
| United Kingdom | Mervyn King | B | B |
|
Country |
Central Bank Governors |
Grade 2010 |
Grade 2009 |
| Australia | Glenn Stevens | A | A |
| China | Zhou Xiaochuan | C | C |
| India | Duvvuri Subbarao | C | B |
| Indonesia | Darmin Nasution | D | N/A |
| Japan | Masaaki Shirakawa | C | B- |
| Malaysia | Zeti Akhtar Aziz | A | A |
| New Zealand | Alan Bollard | B | C |
| Philippines | Amando M. Tetangco Jr. | B | B |
| Singapore | Heng Swee Keat | B | B |
| South Korea | Kim Choong Soo | Too early to say | N/A |
| Taiwan | Fai-Nan Perng | A | A |
| Thailand | Tarisa Watanagase | B | C |
|
Country |
Central Bank Governors |
Grade 2010 |
Grade 2009 |
| Israel | Stanley Fischer | A | A |
| Saudi Arabia | Muhammad Al-Jasser | B | C |
| South Africa | Gill Marcus | B | N/A |
