Governance
New CBSL governor targets transmission mechanism
Priorities for 2020 include tackling bottlenecks, boosting transparency and improving analytics
Proportion of women working in central banks dips
On average, women make up 45% of central bank workforce, but improvements have been made to senior management make-up
Lagarde awards Schnabel key policy role in renewed ECB board
Panetta leads market infrastructure and payments, banknotes and international relations
Chile’s central bank publishes historical meeting minutes
Historical minutes have been digitised in a move to improve transparency and accountability
Central Bank of Iceland completes merger with regulator
Governor Ásgeir Jónsson to retain overall responsibility; two new deputy positions created
People: Ingves elected ESRB vice-chair
Appointments at ESRB and ECB; official resigns from the Central Bank of Colombia
Schnabel and Panetta appointed ECB executive board members
The final distribution of responsibilities in January will determine the new members’ portfolios
Andrew Bailey to be next BoE governor
FCA chief will return to central bank after turbulent term at sister regulator
New Zealand launches next phase of RBNZ governance overhaul
RBNZ gains new governance board and formal financial stability remit
People: Logan to head NY Fed market ops; Norges Bank deputy departs
Lorie Logan and others get senior roles at the New York Fed; deputy steps down early from Norges Bank; payments firm Sia names new chairman
BoE should improve governance around research, review finds
Research has improved but some issues remain, Independent Evaluation Office says
Ghana launches push to turn banking sector green
New sustainable principles address seven areas of social and environmental issues in a growing banking sector
Latvian parliament approves Kazaks as next central bank governor
Economist takes charge as government pursues reforms after money-laundering allegations
Lagarde promises wide-ranging review of ECB monetary policy
ECB to form digital currency task force as Lagarde calls for EU action on green finance
Overhaul of RBA archive sees a third of records digitalised
Externally-facing archive will give public greater insight into central bank’s history – review
People: BIS picks Lamfalussy fellow; Iceland appoints research director
BIS names 2020 fellow; Icelandic central bank promotes economist; Jekaterina Govina becomes director of supervision in Lithuania
Tribute to a great man
Peter Bakstansky highlights Paul Volcker’s legacy of probity and integrity