Governance
Greece appoints new deputy governor
Ioannis Papadakis was sworn in as deputy governor of the Bank of Greece on Tuesday.
Iceland selects chief economist for new MPC
Reykjavik appointed Thorarinn Petursson, the Central Bank of Iceland's acting chief economist, to its newly-created Monetary Policy Committee on Tuesday.
Denmark names new departmental heads
The National Bank of Denmark has chosen Ove Sten Jensen and Ib Hansen as the new heads of departments for its government debt management and in its market operations wings.
Morgan Stanley's Roach on central bank independence
The chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, a bank, argues that central banks have not made the most of their new-found independence
Iceland's Oddsson out, Norwegian consultant in
David Oddsson, the beleaguered head of the Central Bank of Iceland, was forced to step down on Friday following the passing of a new central bank act. Svein Harald Oygard, a director at McKinsey, a consultancy, will replace him as interim governor.
SNB's Roth to step down
Jean-Pierre Roth, the head of the Swiss National Bank, will retire at the end of this year.
Riksbank names new monetary policy deputy
Jesper Hansson, formerly the head of the monetary policy forecasting division of the Riksbank, is the new deputy head of the central bank's monetary department.
Wolfgang Schmitz: an innovator of exchange rate policies
In this obituary, Karl Socher recalls the contribution of the former governor of the Austrian central bank to the development the post-Bretton Woods system
Lessons from the crisis for central bank management
Central banks and regulators have failed, argues John Mendzela. Here are seven lessons to help management improve performance and promote cultural change.
Canada appoints governor's adviser as deputy
Timothy Lane will replace Sheryl Kennedy as deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, the central bank announced.
Zim's Tsvangirai: Gono's fate "first on agenda"
Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister of Zimbabwe, has said that the standing of Gideon Gono, the governor of the country's Reserve Bank, is the top priority for the new legislature. The prime minister's statement follows claims by the new finance…
Japan's finance minister resigns, forgets BoJ rate
Shoichi Nakagawa, Japan's finance minister, has stepped down after opposition lawmakers accused him of being drunk at a press conference at which he wrongly stated that the Bank of Japan had set a benchmark target range of between 0% and 0.2%.
Saudi deputy replaces governor of 25 years
Muhammad Al-Jasser, the vice-governor at the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, will take charge of the central bank after 13 years in his current role.
Fisher gets markets job
Paul Fisher has been appointed as the new executive director for markets of the Bank of England. Fisher will start in his role on 1 March and will also sit on the monetary policy committee (MPC).
Bank Negara drafting new law - Zeti
Bank Negara Malaysia is drafting a new central bank law to go to parliament, said Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the governor, in a speech at a conference to celebrate the institution's 50th birthday.
Ferguson, Feldstein join Volcker recovery panel
Martin Feldstein, a Harvard professor; Roger Ferguson, a former vice chairman at the Federal Reserve, and William Donaldson, a former SEC chairman, will join the economic recovery panel headed by Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Fed.
Goodyear in after bad year at Temasek
Chip Goodyear, a former chief executive at BHP Billiton, a mining company, is to replace Ho Ching, the wife of Singapore's prime minister, as chief executive of Temasek, the city state's sovereign wealth fund.
Richmond Fed's Charlotte office gets new head
Matthew Martin, an economist at the Richmond Federal Reserve, has been promoted to the role of senior vice president responsible for the Fed's Charlotte branch.
SocGen losses cost Central Africa $584m - report
The Bank of Central African States has lost about $584m on investments made through Societe Generale, a bank, a senior official has reportedly said.
New Icelandic PM calls for the governors' heads
Iceland's new prime minister has asked the central bank's three governors to step down.
Riksbank appoints new deputy
Karolina Ekholm, a professor at Stockholm University, is to succeed Irma Rosenberg as deputy governor of the Riksbank.
South Africa's Mboweni rejects ANC seat
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, has turned down the chance to stand as a candidate for the African National Congress (ANC), the ruling political party, in the country's upcoming general elections. The decision signals that…
Ukraine president to block move to sack governor
Viktor Yuschenko, the Ukraine's president, is to launch a legal bid to render parliament's latest attempt to oust the governor of the country's central bank invalid.
St Louis Fed elects new chair
The St Louis Federal Reserve has named Steven Lipstein, the president and chief executive of BJC HealthCare, the chair of its board for the coming year.