Moroccan Central Bank Governor Ranks Among World’s Top 10 for Fourth Year

In the latest ranking of the American magazine Global Finance, "Jouahri obtained the most prestigious "A" grade" awarded by the New York magazine in its report entitled "Central Banker Report Cards 2020", BAM said in a statement.

Since 1994, Global Finance has annually published the "Central Banker Report Cards", which ranks the heads of central banks in more than 90 key countries, including those of the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States and the Central Bank of West African States.

Banks are ranked on a scale from "A" to "F", and are evaluated based on the following criteria: mastery of inflation, achievement of economic growth targets, monetary stability and interest rate management.

The editor and editor-in-chief at Global Finance, Joseph Giarroputo, added that "the annual report analyzes the situation of countries with strong leadership in the conduct of their economy. The report also highlights the successful orientations of monetary policies".

The press release mentioned the crisis facing the banks. "Even in favorable periods, central bankers face a range of challenges. Today, with the global health crisis, central bankers are facing unprecedented political and operational constraints," said Joseph Giarroputo.

It should be noted that other central bankers have also obtained the "A" grade. Among them are Philip Lowe of Australia, Roberto Campos Neto of Brazil, Dimitar Radev of Bulgaria, Mario Marcel Cullell of Chile, Mohammed Yousef Al-Hashel of Kuwait, Nord Shamsiah Mohd Yunus of Malaysia, Julio Velarde Flores of Peru, Lee Ju-yeol of South Korea and Yang Chi-long of Taiwan.