Raghuram Rajan appointed vice chairman of BIS Board

BIS fosters global cooperation among central banks to esnure global monetary and financial stability; includes US, UK and Japan central bank chiefs

Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan has been appointed vice chairman of the board of the Bank for International Settlements, India's central bank said in a statement Tuesdsay. 

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, BIS fosters international cooperation amongst central banks with a view to ensuring global monetary and financial stability. The BIS board meets at least six times a year.

The BIS board includes US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda.

"Dr Raghuram Rajan...Was elected as the Vice-Chairman, the Board of Directors of the BIS, at its meeting in Basel held yesterday for a period of three years from November 10, 2015," Reserve Bank of India said in a statement.
 
Rajan joined the BIS Board of Directors in December 2013.

BIS Board Chairman Jens Weidmann welcomed Rajan in his new role and thanked him for his continued service to the Bank.

The Board of Directors elects a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman from among its members each for a three-year term.