WThe central bank of Bangladesh is known as Bangladesh Bank. Under the Bangladesh Bank Order, 1972, Bangladesh is established on 16 December 1971. The chief executive of the bank is described as Governor. The 11th and current Governor is Fazle Kabir, appointed 17 March 2017
WThe governor of the Bank of Canada is the chief executive officer of the Bank of Canada and acts as chair of its board of directors. The Bank of Canada Act, 1985, S. 6(1), provides that the governor and deputy governor shall be appointed by the directors with the approval of the Governor in Council.
WThe Governor of the Bank of England is the most senior position in the Bank of England. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent grooming their successor. The Governor of the Bank of England is also Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee, with a major role in guiding national economic and monetary policy, and is therefore one of the most important public officials in the United Kingdom.
WThe president of the European Central Bank is the head of the European Central Bank (ECB), the main institution responsible for the management of the euro and monetary policy in the Eurozone of the European Union (EU).
WGovernor of the Central Bank of Iran is the highest administrative authority of the Central Bank of Iran, making decisions concerning all such current affairs of the bank.
WThe Governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the chief executive officer of India's central bank and the ex-officio chair of its Central Board of Directors. Indian Rupee currency notes, issued by the Reserve Bank of India, bear the Governor's signature. Since its establishment in 1935 by the Government of India, the RBI has been headed by twenty-five governors. The Governor of Reserve Bank of India is a member of the Strategic Policy Group headed by National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. It is a crucial wing of the National Security Council.
WThe Governor of the Bank of Italy is the most senior position in the Bank of Italy. It is nominally a civil service post, but the appointment tends to be from within the bank, with the incumbent grooming his or her successor.
WThe Governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is the chief executive officer of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippines' central bank. This position succeeds and replaces the earlier post of Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines.
WThe Governor of the Bank of Spain is the head of the Bank of Spain, the central bank of the Kingdom of Spain. The Bank of Spain is integrated in the European System of Central Banks and, as such, the Governor is an ex officio member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
WThe chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, which is the central banking system of the United States. The chair is the "active executive officer" and shall preside at meetings of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
WThe vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the deputy head of the Federal Reserve, the central banking system of the United States. The vice chair shall preside at meetings of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in absence, of the chair of the Federal Reserve.