By – Shubhendra Singh Rajawat
According to the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023, Shaktikanta Das received a “A+.”
Shaktikanta Das, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, was praised by Prime Minister Modi on Friday for being named by the US-based Global Finance magazine as the world’s best central banker. “Congratulations to RBI Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das,” tweeted Modi on the social media platform X (previously known as Twitter). India can be proud of this moment since it shows our financial dominance on the international scale. His commitment and leadership have continued to improve the direction of our country’s development.
According to the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023, Shaktikanta Das received a “A+.” The achievement was announced by RBI, which posted on X, “We are glad to announce that Governor Shri Shaktikanta Das has been rated “A+” in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023. The first of the three governors of central banks to receive an A+ rating is Shri Das.
In addition to Das, Thomas J. Jordan of Switzerland and Nguyen Thi Hong of Vietnam also received an A+ on the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.
Along with Das, Switzerland’s Thomas J. Jordan, and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Hong also earned an A+ grade in the Global Finance Central Banker Report Cards 2023.
According to a statement by Global Finance magazine, 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” denotes a superior effort, whereas a “F” denotes a complete failure.
Roberto Campos Neto of Brazil, Amir Yaron of Israel, Harvesh Kumar Seegolam of Mauritius, Adrian Orr of New Zealand, and other governors received an A, while Leonardo Villar of Colombia, Hector Valdez Albizu of the Dominican Republic, Asgeir Jonsson of Iceland, Perry Warjiyo of Indonesia, Victoria Rodriguez Ceja of Mexico, and other governors received an A-.
Central bank governors of 101 nations are evaluated based on their performance in the Central Banker Report Cards, which Global Finance has been publishing yearly since 1994.