Sergey Ignatyev (economist)

Sergey Mikhaylovich Ignatyev (Russian: Серге́й Михайлович Игнатьев; born January 10, 1948) is a Russian economist, banker, and official.[1] Since 2013 to 2022 - Advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.[2] Since 2002 to 2013 - Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation.[3] Since 1997 to 2002 - First Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, from 1993 to 1996 - Deputy Minister of Economy of the Russian Federation. Since 1992 to 1993 - Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Russia, from 1991 to 1992 - Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance of the Russian Federation. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.[4]

Sergey Ignatyev
Сергей Игнатьев
Ignatyev in 2011
Governor of the Central Bank of Russia
In office
20 March 2002 – 24 June 2013
Preceded byViktor Gerashchenko
Succeeded byElvira Nabiullina
Deputy Minister of Finance
In office
1997 – March 2002
PresidentBoris Yeltsin
Vladimir Putin
Prime MinisterViktor Chernomyrdin
Sergey Kiriyenko
Yevgeny Primakov
Sergey Stepashin
Vladimir Putin
Mikhail Kasyanov
Personal details
Born (1948-01-10) 10 January 1948 (age 76)
Leningrad, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
EducationMoscow State University

First Deputy Finance Minister of Russia

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From September 13, 1996, to April 5, 1997, he was an aide to President Boris Yeltsin for economy. From April 1997 – March 2002, he worked as a First Deputy Finance Minister of Russia.[5]

Governor of Central Bank of Russia

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From March 20, 2002, to June 24, 2013 he was the Governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and was replaced by Elvira Nabiullina.

His deputy in charge of bank supervision, Andrei Kozlov was shot dead on 14 September 2006 after he revealed an enormous illegal money laundering scheme.

Kozlov was replaced by Gennady Melikyan as deputy governor of the central bank in charge of bank supervision but resigned in September 2011.

2012 illegal money laundering in Russia

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On 20 February 2013, Ignatyev stated that $49 billion associated with illegal one day networks of shell companies, which were controlled by one group of people, with capital outflows from Russia, which were equivalent to 2.5% of Russia's gross domestic product (GDP), had occurred during 2012.[6][7][8]

Sberbank

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In February 2022, Sergey Ignatyev left the supervisory board of Sberbank.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Сергей Игнатьев: Биография" [Sergey Ignatiev: Biography]. Vedomosti (in Russian). 25 March 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Игнатьева досрочно освобождают от должности в совете директоров ЦБ". http. 2022-04-14. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  3. ^ Sergei Ignatiev will leave the post of adviser to Elvira Nabiullina Sergei Ignatiev will leave the post of adviser to Elvira Nabiullina
  4. ^ О присвоении квалификационного разряда федеральным государственным служащим Администрации Президента Российской Федерации (Decree 204) (in Russian). President of Russia. 10 March 1997.
  5. ^ "Sergey Ignatyev". Central Bank of the Russian Federation (cbr.ru). 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. ^ Clover, Charles (20 February 2013). "Russia's missing billions revealed". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Игнатьев: Сеть однодневок вывела из России 760 млрд руб. за три года" [Ignatiev: One-day network withdrew 760 billion rubles from Russia. for three years]. Vedomosti (in Russian). 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  8. ^ Плотонова, Ольга (Plotonova, Olga) (20 February 2013). "Интервью — Сергей Игнатьев, председатель Банка России: Российские банки можно избавить от большинства сомнительных операций: фирмы-однодневки по силам вывести из теневого оборота, а хищение активов не должно сходить с рук, убежден глава ЦБ" [Interview — Sergey Ignatiev, Chairman of the Bank of Russia: Russian banks can be saved from most dubious operations: one-day firms can be withdrawn from the shadow turnover, and theft of assets should not get away with it, the head of the Central Bank is convinced]. Vedomosti. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Греф исключительно положительно оценил замену Игнатьева Швецовым в набсовете Сбербанка" (in Russian). Интерфакс. 2022-02-15.
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Political offices
Preceded by Governor of the Central Bank of Russia
March 20, 2002– June 24, 2013
Succeeded by