What gets a central banker to the top

Central Banking Journal discovers what it takes to succeed in central banking and reveals some intriguing trends - and exceptions - in the lives of those who made it.

This article is published in the current edition of the quarterly Central Banking journal, August 2001, from Central Banking Publications Ltd.

No-one ever said it was easy to make it to the top. Central banking is no exception. A quarter of a century ago, almost all central banks were under the thumbs of their finance ministries.

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