Reserve Bank of India i.e. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been elected the world's top central banker for the second consecutive year. Shaktikanta Das has once again got A+ grade in the Central Bank Report Card 2024. This award has been given to the RBI Governor by Global Finance in Washington DC, America.
RBI has shared some photos of Shaktikanta Das receiving the award on social media platform X. Global Finance had announced this award two months ago.
Shaktikanta Das has been given this honor for control on inflation, economic growth, stability in currency and control on interest rates. He was also elected the top central banker last year and got only A+ rating. Das was honored with the 'Governor of the Year' award at the Central Banking Awards 2023 in London in June last year.
Global Finance Magazine gave ratings to governors on these parameters
According to Global Finance magazine, the grades they give are based on a scale of A to F for success in inflation control, economic development goals, currency stability and interest rate management. 'A' represents outstanding performance and 'F' represents complete failure.
Global Finance's annual Central Banker Report Card honors bank governors whose strategies have outperformed their peer banks through originality, creativity and tenacity, the magazine said.
The Central Banker Report Card is published annually in America's Global Finance magazine since 1994. In this, central bank governors of 101 countries, regions and districts are graded. These include the Bank of the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States and the Central Bank of West African States.
Shaktikanta Das is the 25th Governor of RBI.
Shaktikanta Das is the 25th Governor of RBI. He was also appointed Sherpa of India in the G20 conference. He is a retired IAS officer of 1980 batch. Under Das's leadership, RBI has kept interest rates stable for almost one and a half years. Besides, inflation has also been controlled. During this period, the country has also achieved an economic growth rate of more than 8%.
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