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Timor-Leste to appoint new governor – report
Helder Lopes said to be in line to become second leader of central bank
US Senate confirms Kugler to Fed board
Colombian-American economist becomes first Latinx governor
US Senate confirms Jefferson and Cook for Fed posts
Upper house agrees to vote soon on Biden’s third nominee, Adriana Kugler
Israel holds rate, but signals more hikes still possible
Yaron denies report he will not seek new term
Menon to step down as MAS head
Chia Der Jiun will become Singapore’s central bank boss in January
Kazakhstan central bank governor replaced with presidential staffer
Move comes amid flurry of new appointments made this year
People: Paraguay confirms governor appointment
Nicaragua gives governor five more years; Malaysia appoints deputy; and more
People: July to September 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Trump says no to third Powell term
Former president says he is “not a fan” of Fed chair he picked in 2017
Egyptian president gives acting governor one more year
Abdallah has continued programme of tighter monetary policy and devaluation
Focus is needed on improving central bank forecasts
Charles Goodhart believes tougher action over forecasting errors is preferable to policy-maker performance-related pay
Time to pay policy-makers based on their performance
The remuneration framework for central bankers needs reform amid failures to hit inflation targets, argues David Bholat
Kansas City Fed names new president
Former bank chief executive Jeffrey Schmid takes over from Esther George
People round-up: Breeden promoted to BoE deputy governor
Former Moroccan governor dies; Tonga appoints deputies; and more
Paraguay president-elect names next central bank governor
Incoming finance minister promises to respect central bank independence
Cambodian governor’s daughter succeeds him
Chea Serey is the first woman to lead the National Bank of Cambodia
Pan Gongsheng named as PBoC governor
Veteran banking regulator replaces Yi Gang as Chinese economy faces growing challenges
Canada opposition leader repeats promise to fire governor
Poilievre accuses government of interfering in central bank
Government and opposition both reject Bank of Uganda rumours
Governor’s position remains unfilled 19 months after previous incumbent died
‘Disgraced’ former Chinese regulator becomes PBoC adviser
Liu Shiyu was accused of violating party discipline and taking advantage of his official position in 2019
Bulgarian MPs re-elect Radev as governor
Governor had served two years past end of first term amid prolonged political crisis
Kosovo’s parliament votes for new governor
Move will end political deadlock if president approves, after IMF calls for central bank reform
Somali president reappoints governor
Abdirahman Abdullahi has overseen central bank’s introduction of first national payments system
UK committee claims China may have ‘engineered’ AIIB job
Legislators say China gave jobs to Alexander, Cameron and others to gain influence