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Guatemalan central bank orders 25bp hike
Central bank raises rates to highest level since 2017
IDB president faces dismissal over alleged abuse of power
Claver-Carone attacks investigation and denies alleged affair
People: new climate risk officer at OCC, Sama hires CBDC head, and more
Saudi Central Bank names CBDC director; Dominican Republic and Tunisia announce senior appointments
Argentine president names Pesce to full six-year term as governor
Moves comes as IMF reaches preliminary agreement on next loan tranche
Paraguayan ex-governor objects to central bank board nominee
Union claims appointment of finance ministry official would damage independence
Bank of Canada critic becomes leader of the opposition
Pierre Poilievre said in May he would fire governor for failing to contain inflation
People: July to September 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Bolivian ex-governor calls opposition audit request ‘nonsense’
Most central bank gold reserves are held outside country, Morales says
Lars Rohde to retire from National Bank of Denmark
Governor will step down after 10 years in the role
How to run a world-class economics department
Benchmarking data shows central banks have myriad ways of organising their economists. So how do some of the world’s top research organisations do it?
PBoC launches new phase of e-yuan pilot
Consumers in some cities can use prototype CBDC for public transport and housing
HKMA deputy chief executive to retire early
Hong Kong’s finance secretary will chair a panel to pick a successor through open recruitment
Taking a cue from the top: governor turnover and independence
Central bank governors tend to have long tenures, but what that means can vary. High turnover remains a worrisome signal
Pakistan names new governor
Jameel Ahmad succeeds Reza Baqir after three-month delay
Glapiński accuses Germany of wanting to redraw land borders
Polish governor warns on plans for EU super-state as German foreign office calls claims “absurd”
Egyptian president appoints acting governor
Hassan Abdallah replaces Tarek Amer, who resigned abruptly on August 17
Covid hits women in US workforce – Bowman
Fed governor confident about greater employment opportunities for women, despite inflation headwinds
Central Bank of Egypt governor resigns
Amer joins presidential staff amid inflation and currency crises
Ecuador government will not recognise new superintendent of banks
Legislature and government clash as courts disagree on legality of appointment process
Fed announces new guidelines after master account controversy
Rules will impose tight scrutiny on non-conventional applicants
Prominent economists call on US to unfreeze Afghan reserves
Stiglitz among those calling on US to ease humanitarian crisis despite Taliban rule
BEAC governor clashes with political leaders over recruitment
Charges of nepotism follow dispute with Central African Republic over bitcoin
People: Pimco re-hires Fed’s Clarida
Burundian president replaces central bank chief; Israeli research chief stepping down
South Sudan president fires sixth governor
Moses Makur Deng ends seven-month stint as currency depreciates