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Description of The Central Bank Directory 2010

Now in its 20th year, The Central Bank Directory is the only single source of detailed contact information for more than 4,500 senior central bankers and their institutions.

For anyone needing to do business with central banks or understand modern central banking, not to mention the central bankers themselves, a copy of the Directory is indispensable.

The Central Bank Directory remains unchallenged as the only provider of comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information on all the central banks in a single manageable volume.

Individual entries feature a factual profile of each of the world’s central banks, European national central banks and regional Federal Reserves as well as central banks’ representative offices.

The Directory expertly guides the user through the changing world of central banking to enable them to go quickly to the information they require.

Each entry lists the decision-makers for key institutional functions such as risk management, reserve management, payment systems, financial stability, supervision, IT, legal risk, audit, communications and personnel.

For two decades central bankers and those who work with them have depended on the Central Bank Directory as an unrivalled source of reliable information on the central banks. It is renowned for its accuracy and its usability.

Title Information

ISBN:

9781902182643

Format:

Paperback

Product Code:

455096

Publisher:

Central Banking Publications

Published:

01/01/1970

Edition:

20th Edition

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About Robert Pringle

Robert Pringle is the founder and chairman of Central Banking Publications and the editor-in-chief of the Central Banking journal. He has pursued a career as an economics editor, publisher and author specialising in international finance, banking and capital markets. Before starting Central Banking Publications, Robert Pringle was for several years editor of The Banker. He was closely associated with the establishment of the Group of Thirty, the well-known think tank, where he served for seven years as the first executive director based in New York.

Contents of The Central Bank Directory 2010

The Directory features:

* More contact details than ever before: email addresses, website, telephone, fax, address etc…
* Comprehensive information on heads of key departments
* Staff numbers
* Governors’ terms
* A brief overview of each central bank’s role and responsibilities
* Representative offices
* A concise history of the central bank
* Past governors

The Central Bank Directory also includes a set of up-to-date comparative tables offering a clear overview of the central banking world. Tables include:

* Gold and foreign exchange reserves
* Newly appointed governors
* Year of establishment
* Central banks ranked by staff numbers
* Changes in staff numbers
* Staff ratio to population
* Governors’ terms of office