Fact sheet - Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics
Objective
The objective of the Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC) is to promote the exchange of views on statistical and data issues of interest to central banks. As part of this mission, the IFC serves as a forum for central bank economists and statisticians, as well as others, to discuss issues related to data and their use in central banks. The IFC aims to foster a community of practice in these areas among central banks.
Membership
IFC institutional members are central banks or international and regional organisations formally involved in central banking issues.
Current members of the IFC Executive
- Chair: Mr Alberto NAUDON, Central Bank of Chile
- Vice Chair: Mr Robert KIRCHNER, Deutsche Bundesbank
- Vice Chair: Ms Gloria PENA, Central Bank of Chile
- Mr Marco CAGETTI, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Mr Michael Machuene MANAMELA, South African Reserve Bank
- Ms Claudia MANN, European Central Bank
- Mr Ichiro MUTO, Bank of Japan
- Mr Usman Moses OKPANACHI, Central Bank of Nigeria
- Mr Fernando Alberto ROCHA, Central Bank of Brazil
- Mr Eyal ROZEN, Bank of Israel
- Mr Luís TELES DIAS, Bank of Portugal
Secretariat
Bruno Tissot, Head of Statistics and Research Support at the BIS, is the current secretary of the IFC.