Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 21 congratulated Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on receiving top rating in a global ranking of central bankers.
Key points
- RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has been ranked as the top central banker globally for the second consecutive year by the US-based Global Finance magazine.
- Mr. Das has been placed at the top of the list with two other central bank governors, who have been rated A+.
- Denmark’s Christian Kettel Thomsen, India’s Shaktikanta Das and Switzerland’s Thomas Jordan have been ranked under the ‘A+’ category of central bankers.
- 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’ represents excellent performance, while an ‘F’ for outright failure.
