Governance
The Bank of England’s missing records
Central banks need to implement robust archiving frameworks, should they want to maintain public trust and learn from the lessons of the past, writes former Bank of England official historian Forrest Capie
Clarida confirmed as Fed vice-chair
US Senate approves appointment with 69 votes in favour, 26 against and four abstentions
Politician given National Bank of Austria presidency
Harald Mahrer named bank president as Freedom Party prepares for governor appointment
Bank of Israel criticises government’s defence spending plans
Outgoing governor Flug also disagrees with finance ministry’s low-tax policies
Sierra Leone’s president fires governor and appoints successor
Recently-elected president appoints academic as economy’s problems worsen
People: Chinese and Turkish central banks each gain new deputy governors
Bank of England director to lead Irish central bank financial stability department; and more
Sudanese central bank attempts to tighten finances as crisis deepens
No replacement announced for late governor, who died in June
Israeli PM considers former Argentine head as possible governor
Mario Blejer met with Israeli prime minister and finance minister, local newspaper reports
Central Bank of Myanmar governor reappointed
The 79-year-old junta-era official will lead the central bank until 2023, but some observers see him as an obstacle to change
RBNZ HQ closes for three months after renewed asbestos scare
Around 200 RBNZ employees are again displaced from the Wellington office, following a similar evacuation in May
Right-wing commentator appointed to RBI board
Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been critical of the RBI in the past
People: China names new vice-governor
China appoints Liu Guoqiang as vice-governor; MAS establishes governance council, Ireland’s central bank gets new director for supervision; and more
Somalia central bank begins global search for new governor
Central bank looks for suitable candidate to continue major reforms, as country attempts to recover following decades of conflict
Central bank deputy arrested as Iran grapples with forex crisis
Vice governor in charge of forex has been “arrested and sent to jail”, state media reports
Book notes: Till Time’s Last Sand, by David Kynaston
Kynaston allows readers to develop their own understanding of how the BoE has had to refind its place in a country where the political system has migrated from commercial republic to full-franchise democracy
Bank of England forms new enforcement committee
Six-member committee will rule on contested enforcement cases
Ghanaian governor accuses failed banks of malpractice
Ernest Addison says some banks used “pretence” and shareholders took large sums
People: Bank of Spain governor nominates new deputy
Governor nominates first female candidate to deputy role; central banks in Colombia and Seychelles get new board members; IMF appoints new legal head