Benjamin Diokno, head of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
As budget secretary in the Philippines, Benjamin Diokno had a hand in president Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-growth brand of policymaking, focusing on infrastructure spending to drive economic expansion.
Now that he is head of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the central bank, he is expected to wear a different hat, preserving the institution’s independence, and balancing growth and inflationary pressures.
Diokno’s appointment as central bank governor came as a big surprise.
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