Russia appoints new supervision head

A new official has been appointed to run the Russian central bank's Banking Supervision Committee, following the murder of the first deputy chairman a week ago, the bank announced Thursday 21 September, according to RIA Novosti.

Gennady Melikyan, head of the Main Inspectorate for Credit Institutions, will assume the post formerly held by Andrei Kozlov, the report said.

Melikyan, 58, is a deputy chairman of the central bank, and holds a seat on the board of directors. He was formerly Russia's

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