Is Amer the best Arab and regional central bank governor?

Monday 27 November 2017 marks the second anniversary of Tarek Amer assuming the position of governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).

During these two years, Amer took a range of decisions and actions – and launched a number of initiatives – that received strong support from the political leadership and played a major role in improving indicators of economic performance.

As a result of these decisions, procedures, and initiatives, Amer was declared the Best Arab Central Bank Governor in 2017 by the board of directors of the Union of Arab Banks, as well as the Best Central Bank Governor in the Middle East and North Africa by Global Markets newspaper, issued on the sidelines of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual meeting.