First deputy governor to leave Russian central bank

Bank of Russia appoints new officials in first major change to senior leadership in three years

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The Russian central bank’s second most senior official, Sergey Shvetsov, and another deputy governor are both leaving their posts, the organisation announced on January 14.

The Bank of Russia named a veteran official, Vladimir Chistyukhin, as Shvetsov’s replacement and appointed two more officials to deputy governor rank. The changes are the biggest shake-up of the central bank’s leadership since the replacement of several senior officials over three years ago, in October 2018.

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