Godwin Emefiele Missing From Top 15 Central Bank Governors in Africa

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele is missing from the list of top 15 central bankers in Africa in 2022.

The report which was published by Global Finance ranked the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank in the first position in Africa with the prestigious ‘A’ grade.

Investors King learnt that only three central bank governors in Africa made the Global List of the top 20 Central Bank Governors. These include the Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, the Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Morocco.

In the 2022 report, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was missing from the top 15 list, he was awarded a ‘C’ grade. 

The grades are parameters based on a scale of “A” to “F” for success in various areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability, and interest rate management.

On the world stage, Asgeir Jonsson, the Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland is the most exceptional with a grade (A+). 

Other Central Bank Governors with A grades include Brazil, China, India, Israel, Paraguay, Peru, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, and Vietnam. 

Similarly, the 2022 Bankers Report Card also featured the Central Bank Governors of Bulgaria, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, Mauritius, Morocco, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Uruguay, and Philippines with the grade (A-).

Below is a list of the 15 best-performing central bank governors in Africa and their grades. 

Name.                                          Bank.                       

E.L Kganyago     South African Reserve Bank (A)

Harvesh Kumar S.      Bank of Mauritius (A-)

Abdel Jouahri.    Central Bank of Morocco (A-)

J. Rwangombwa.  National Bank of Rwanda (B+)

Jose De Lima         Banco Nacional de Angola (B)

Abbas Mahamat T.        Central African States (B)

Moses Pelaelo.             Bank of Botswana (B)

Patrick Njoroge.            Central Bank of Kenya (B)

Buah Saidy.               Central Bank of Gambia (B-)

Ernest Addison.              Bank of Ghana (B-)

Florens Luoga.                Bank of Tanzania (B-)

Denny Kalyalya.              Bank of Zambia (C+)

Rogério Z.       Central Bank of Mozambique (C+)

Marouane A.        Central Bank of Tunisia (C)

Johannes Gawaxab.        Bank of Namibia (C)