Governance
HKMA staff to get 2.5% pay increase
Senior staff, including chief executive Eddie Yue, request pay freeze
UAE president replaces central bank governor
Veteran banker appointed shortly after central bank unveils large-scale emergency finance package
Norges Bank appoints new SWF chief
Nicolai Tangen will take the helm in early September
Finance minister nominated as Curaçao central bank governor
Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten has struggled to find permanent appointment since 2017
IMF appoints US Treasury official as first managing director
Geoffrey Okamoto will assume role previously held by David Lipton
Uruguay appoints interim central bank president
Labat takes over from Graña following retirement announcement
Central banks activate contingency plans amid Covid-19 pandemic
Rotating and remote team working aims to reduce contagion risk
People: Nigeria and Latvia gain deputy governors
Bank of Israel says new bank supervisor will encourage technological innovation
Riksbank deputy tests positive for coronavirus
Riksbank’s deputy governor appears to have contracted the virus while on holiday
Senior Moldovan central bank officials arrested
Central bank expresses “deep concern” over arrests and calls for impartial probe into 2014 fraud
Andrew Bailey approved as Bank of England governor
Treasury Committee “satisfied” after grilling the outgoing FCA chief
Indian supreme court overturns RBI crypto ban
RBI has powers over crypto asset services but total ban was disproportionate, court rules
Andrew Bailey defends record in parliamentary grilling
Prospective BoE governor says he faced a “huge task” in “rebuilding” the FCA
People: Panama’s sovereign wealth fund elects first female president
Bank of Spain elects new financial stability head; Liberian governor to head West African group
Activist claims Bailey ‘not fit’ to govern BoE
High-profile activist criticises Bailey and FCA in new report
Georgieva backs Antoinette Sayeh as IMF deputy managing director
Liberian economist formerly headed up fund’s Africa department
FCA admits data blunder
Confidential information was published in descriptions of complaints
Mauritius government replaces central bank governor
Reports say government dismissed governor and second deputy as currency falls
People: UK’s FCA makes three new appointments
FCA reshuffles board; senior Bank of Spain official joins Single Resolution Board
Economist joins Bank of Japan’s rate-setters
BoJ board member in favour of continued QE but has expressed doubts on negative rates