Finance Minister of the Year 2008: Xie Xuren, China

China’s finance minister has had a difficult first 12 months in charge, but has succeeded in maintaining the country’s economic momentum.

Xie Xuren, China.

Xie Xuren, China

Xie keeps the China fires burning 

XIE XUREN, CHINA’S minister of finance, took office in September 2007 when he replaced Jin Renqing. The 12 months that followed were extraordinary even by the high standards of newsworthiness that China has set in recent years, bringing a devastating earthquake and the spectacle of the Olympics. Behind these headline-grabbing incidents, though, another amazing China story continued: despite rising commodity prices, global financial turmoil and widespread fears over inflation and consumer spending slowdown, China’s growth continued at a rate of 10%.

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