Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe makes the list of the world's 21 top "A" Grade Central Bank Governors

Sri Lanka's Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has made the list of the world's 21 top "A" Grade Central Bank Governors of the Global Finance Magazine.

The Central Banker Report Cards, published annually by Global Finance since 1994, grade the central bank governors of 101 key countries and territories including the European Union, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Bank of Central African States, and the Central Bank of West African States.

Grades are based on an “A” to “F” scale for success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability, and interest rate management.

“A” represents an excellent performance down through “F” for outright failure.

Meanwhile, governors who earned an “A-” grade included, Colombia’s Leonardo Villar, Dominican Republic’s Hector Valdez Albizu, Asgeir Jonsson of Iceland, Indonesia’s Perry Warjiyo, Mexico’s Victoria Rodriguez Ceja, Morocco’s Abdellatif Jouahri, Norway’s Ida Wolden Bache, Lesetja Kganyago of South Africa and Rhee Changyong of South Korea.

Shaktikanta Das has been placed at the top of the list of three central bank governors, by US-based Global Finance magazine.

He is followed by Switzerland’s Thomas J Jordan and Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Hong.