Abdellatif Jouahri once again distinguished by Global Finance

The Wali of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), Abdellatif Jouahri, is among the best central bank governors in the world, according to the latest ranking by the American magazine Global Finance.

With an “A” rating, Mr. Jouahri is the only central banker from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to appear in the top 10 of this ranking titled “Central Banker Report Cards 2024”.

Published annually by Global Finance since 1994, the Central Banker Report Cards assess the central bank governors of nearly 100 key countries, territories and districts, as well as the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States and the Central Bank of West African States.

In a statement, Global Finance publisher and editorial director Joseph Giarraputo said central banks have “waged the war on inflation in recent years, using interest rate hikes as their primary weapon.”

Global Finance’s annual central bank reports honor bank governors “whose strategies have outperformed those of their peers through originality, creativity and tenacity,” Giarraputo said.

Global Finance’s ratings are graded on an “A” to “F” scale, and take into account performance in inflation control, economic growth targets, monetary stability and interest rate management. “A” represents excellent performance and “F” represents a complete failure, the magazine said.

Besides Mr Jouahri, the other central bankers who received an “A” grade are Roberto Campos Neto (Brazil), Rosanna Costa (Chile), Harvesh Kumar Seegolam (Mauritius), Lesetja Kganyago (South Africa), Nandalal Weerasinghe (Sri Lanka), and Nguyen Thi Hong (Vietnam).

The full report and list of notes will be published in the October issue of Global Finance, as well as digitally at “www.GFMag.com”.

Founded in 1987, Global Finance is an international reference in the field of financial news. The magazine, distributed to 50,000 readers in 193 countries, territories and districts, covers topics related to the financial sector on a global scale, including corporate finance, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, currencies, banking, risk management.

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