Elite mag names PH’s Tetangco central banker of the year

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Amando Tetangco Jr was named the Central Banker of the Year for Asia Pacific by The Banker, an elite publication aimed at global finance ministers, central banks, financial institutions, and owned and edited by the London-based Financial Times group. This distinction is the 3rd Tetangco has received in the last 5 months. He beat US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke in Global Finance Magazine’s ranking of the world’s 6 best central bankers. The Banker cited Tetangco’s contributions, including the country’s sound monetary policies, to the following achievements that have “recently pushed the Philippines into the spotlight:” a phenomenal economic growth and credit ratings upgrades. A veteran central banker, Tetangco is on his second term as head of the government’s main agency that crafts monetary policies.

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