Hans Eichel is a German politician (SPD) and the co-founder of the G20, or "Group of Twenty", an international forum for the governments and central bank governors of twenty developed and developing nations to discuss policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is the central bank of Pakistan. Its constitution, as originally laid down in the State Bank of Pakistan Order 1948, remained basically unchanged until January 1, 1974, when the bank was nationalized and the scope of its functions was considerably enlarged. The State Bank of Pakistan Act 1956, with subsequent amendments, forms the basis of its operations today. The headquarters are located in the financial capital of Pakistan, Karachi. The bank has a fully owned subsidiary with the name SBP Banking Services Corporation (SBP-BSC), the operational arm of the central bank with branch offices in 16 cities across Pakistan, including the capital city Islamabad and the four provincial capitals. The State Bank of Pakistan has other fully owned subsidiaries as well: National Institute of Banking and Finance (NIBAF), the training arm of the bank providing training to commercial banks; the Deposit Protection Corporation (DPC); and ownership of Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (PSPC).
Meghnad Jagdishchandra Desai, Baron Desai, is a British economist and former Labour politician. He stood unsuccessfully for the position of Lord Speaker in the House of Lords in 2011. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, in 2008. He is Professor Emeritus of the London School of Economics.
The G20 or Group of Twenty is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 countries and the European Union (EU). It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation, and sustainable development.
Christopher Samuel Tugendhat, Baron Tugendhat Kt is a British Conservative Party politician, businessman, company director, journalist and author. He was a Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1977, then a member of the European Commission, and in 1993 was appointed as a life peer, with a seat in the House of Lords, in which he remains active.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been serving as Senior Minister of Singapore since 2019 alongside Teo Chee Hean, Coordinating Minister for Social Policies since 2015 and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) since 2011. He is also serving as Deputy Chairman of GIC, the country's sovereign wealth fund and chairs its Investment Strategies Committee.
The Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) is the central bank of the Pacific island country of Fiji. The responsibilities of the RBF include issue of currency, control of money supply, currency exchange, monetary stability, promotion of sound finances, and fostering economic development.
Sir Andrew McLeod Brooks Large was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and a member of its Monetary Policy Committee from September 2002 to January 2006. He is retired and serves on a lot of boards and "now acts independently for central banks and governments" about financial stability and financial crisis prevention.
Dr. Nasser Saidi is a Lebanese politician and economist who served as the Minister of Economy and Industry and the Vice Governor for the Lebanese central banks for several terms in the last decade of the 20th century.
Franco Bassanini is an Italian lawyer, politician, minister and undersecretary of state.
Edwin (Ted) M. Truman is an American economist specializing in international financial institutions, especially the International Monetary Fund and sovereign wealth funds. He has been a Senior Fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics since 2001. Truman has worked quietly over the years on international financial crises issues. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman described Truman as the "George Smiley of international economics".
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is an international body that monitors and makes recommendations about the global financial system. It was established after the G20 London summit in April 2009 as a successor to the Financial Stability Forum (FSF). The Board includes all G20 major economies, FSF members, and the European Commission. Hosted and funded by the Bank for International Settlements, the board is based in Basel, Switzerland, and is established as a not-for-profit association under Swiss law.
David Wayne Marsh is a British financial specialist, business consultant and writer on political, economic and monetary issues.
Ernst Welteke is a German economist and politician. He was the president of Deutsche Bundesbank from September 1999 until he resigned in 2004.
Fabrizio Saccomanni was an Italian economist, civil servant and the director general of the Bank of Italy. He served as minister of economy and finance between April 2013 and February 2014. From 13 April 2018 until his death, Saccomanni was the chairman of UniCredit.
Ruth Porat is a British-American business executive serving as Chief Financial Officer of Alphabet and its subsidiary Google since 2015.
Katinka Barysch is a German economist and financial commentator.
Natacha Valla is a French economist and Dean of the Sciences Po School of Management and Innovation. She was Deputy Director General for monetary policy at the European Central Bank from May 2018 to January 2020. She is also chair of the SUERF, European Money and Finance forum, editorial board.
Danae Kyriakopoulou is a Greek economist who is currently the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF)'s Chief Economist and Director of Research. Kyriakopoulou is the head of OMFIF's economic staff, providing leadership and direction in the economic research agenda. She is fluent in English, German, Greek, and Spanish. Kyriakopoulou is a macroeconomist who often is asked to speaker and contributor for international publications, conferences and the media.
Ludger Schuknecht is a German economist who has been serving as Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank since 2021.
