Maumoon Abdul Gayoom is a Maldivian politician and islamic scholar who served as President of the Maldives from 1978 to 2008. After serving as transport minister,he was nominated president by the People's Majlis and succeeded Ibrahim Nasir in 1978. He was defeated in 2008 during the first Presidential Elections after democratic reforms in the Maldives. He holds the nations highest award,"The Most Honourable Order of Distinguished Rule of Ghaazee",presented to him in 2013. Maumoon was the longest-serving president in Asia.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia's central bank and banknote issuing authority. It has had this role since 14 January 1960,when the Reserve Bank Act 1959 removed the central banking functions from the Commonwealth Bank.
The Treasurerof Australia,also known as the FederalTreasurer or more simply the Treasurer,is the minister of state of the Commonwealth of Australia charged with overseeing government revenue collection,federal expenditure and economic policy as the head of the Department of the Treasury. The current treasurer is Jim Chalmers,who was selected by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in May 2022 following the 2022 Australian federal election.
Marek Marian Belka is a Polish professor of economics and politician who has served as Prime Minister of Poland and Finance Minister of Poland in two governments. He is a former Director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) European Department and former Head of Narodowy Bank Polski. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since July 2019.
Bank of Ceylon is a state-owned,major commercial bank in Sri Lanka. Its head office is located in an iconic cylindrical building in Colombo.
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on July 3,1993,pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Act of 1993 as amended by Republic Act 11211 or the New Central Bank Act of 2019. The principal author was Senator Franklin Drilon. It was signed by President Rodrigo Duterte.
The Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) is the central bank of the republic of Maldives and was established on July 1,1981,under the mandate provided by the "MMA Act" of 1981,located in the capital city of Malé. The current governor and chairperson is Ali Hashim and deputy governor is Mr. Ahmed Imad. It is a member of the Asian Clearing Union.
The Central Bank of Armenia is the central bank of Armenia with its headquarters in Yerevan. The CBA is an independent institution responsible for issuing all banknotes and coins in the country,overseeing and regulating the banking sector and keeping the government's currency reserves. The CBA is also the sole owner of the Armenian Mint.
Christian Noyer is a French economist who served as Governor of the Bank of France from 2003 to 2015. In this capacity,he chaired the Bank for International Settlements from 2010 until 2015. He had previously served as vice president of the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2002.
Qasim Ibrahim,also known as Burumaa Qasim,is a Maldivian politician,business magnate and philanthropist. As the chairman and founder of the Villa Group,he is one of the country's wealthiest businessmen,with a net worth of around 18 billion MVR
Sir Paul Tucker is a British economist,central banker,and author. He was formerly the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England,with responsibility for financial stability,and served on the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee from June 2002 until October 2013 and its interim and then full Financial Policy Committee from June 2011. In November 2012 he was turned down for the position of governor in favour of Mark Carney. In June 2013,Tucker announced that he would leave the Bank of England,and later that he would be moving to Harvard. He was knighted in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to central banking. His first book,Unelected Power,was published in May 2018 and his second book,Global Discord was published in November 2022.
The Governor of the Bank of France is the most senior officer of the Bank of France. The position is currently held by François Villeroy de Galhau,who took office on 1 November 2015.
Andrew John Bailey is a British central banker and Governor of the Bank of England since 16 March 2020.
Edward Scicluna is a Maltese economist and politician. Scicluna assumed the position of Governor of the Central Bank of Malta as from 1st January 2021 for a five-year term.
Funaadu is an administrative division of Fuvahmulah,Maldives. This is one of the largest wards in Fuvahmulah. The origin of its name lies in some large groves of the tree known locally as "Funa" that were located on its southern end.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is a financial regulatory body in the United Kingdom. It operates independently of the UK Government and is financed by charging fees to members of the financial services industry. The FCA regulates financial firms providing services to consumers and maintains the integrity of the financial markets in the United Kingdom.
Ahmed Naseer is a Maldivian economist and was the governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority from August 2017 to July 2019.
The Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA) is the state entity responsible for the development and regulation of the securities market,and the capital market of Maldives. CMDA was established as an independent institution in 2006 with the passing of the Maldives Securities Act 2006. Prior to that,it was functioning as a separate Division of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA).
Abdulla Jihad is a Maldivian politician who served as vice president of the Maldives from 22 June 2016 to 17 November 2018. Prior to his appointment on 22 June 2016,he served as the minister of finance.
Miftah Ismail is a Pakistani political economist who served as the Federal Minister of Finance from April 2022 to September 2022. He had previously served in the same office,from April 2018 to May 2018 in Khaqan Abbasi's cabinet. Prior to that,he served as the Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance,Revenue and Economic Affairs,chairman of the Pakistan Board of Investment and an economist with the International Monetary Fund. He is the current Secretary of the Awaam Pakistan party,a political party he co-founded alongside former Pakistani prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
