They’re not all dull

Not all the central bank governors in Hong Kong this September for the IMF/World Bank annual meetings are staid middle-aged men in suits.

Not all the central bank governors in Hong Kong this September for the IMF/World Bank annual meetings are staid middle-aged men in suits.

According to Who’s Who in Central Banking, a directory published by Flemings, the world’s youngest central bank boss, Oraz Jandosov, governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, is a mere 35. At the other extreme, US Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan is 71.

The longest-serving governor is Abdulla Hassan Saif of the Bahrain Monetary Agency with 16 years in office.

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