Friday, September 7, 2012

Mamta Banerjee listed among 50 most influencing finance personality

The ‘Bloomberg Markets’ magazine has included West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee in the list of 50 most influential people in the finance category. The other leading personalities included in that category were Business Tycoon Warren Buffet, Founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and Hyundai’s chairman Chung Mong Koo.

Mamta Banerjee is included in the policy-makers section and is sharing space with US federal chairman Ben S Bernanke, European Central Bank’s President Mario Draghi and Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The selection was decided on the ability of leader to move markets and shape ideas and policies and his or her influence in affecting  the price of a security or the structure of a deal.

Two other people of Indian origin who were included in the list were Anshu Jain, Co- CEO of Deutsche Bank and Preet Bharara, US Attorney for the southern District of New York. Mamta banerjee was placed in 21st position. Earlier in April, she was also ranked among 100 most influential personalities of the world by the Time magazine.

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