Governance
Hildebrand named new Swiss National Bank head
Philipp Hildebrand, the vice-chairman of the board of governors at the Swiss National Bank, will take over from Jean-Pierre Roth as chairman of the board at the start of next year.
Sri Lanka names four new deputies
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka will promote four assistant governors to the rank of deputy in the coming months.
Zimbabwe's Gono in the dock over unpaid wages
Employees of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe are taking Gideon Gono, the governor of the central bank, to court over his failure to pay them for three months, say local media reports.
Fed bailout critic Stern to step down
Gary Stern, the president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve and a vociferous critic of the Fed's recent bailouts, is to retire. He is the longest-serving senior Fed official.
Tarp could cost taxpayers more
The Congressional Budget Office has raised its estimate of the ultimate cost to taxpayers of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (Tarp) by 51%.
Fiji appoints new financial markets head
Faizul Ariff Ali is the new chief manager of the Reserve Bank of Fiji's financial markets division, the central bank announced on Wednesday.
Former Hungarian governor frontrunner for premier
Gyorgy Suranyi, a former governor of the National Bank of Hungary, is seen as a frontrunner to become the next prime minister of the eastern European state.
Spain's Vinals to succeed Caruana at IMF
Jose Vinals, is the new director of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) monetary and capital markets department, replacing Jaime Caruana, now general manager of the Bank for International Settlements.
A guide for would-be MPC members
An ability to challenge convention, courage in one's convictions and a thick skin are some of the qualities essential for Monetary Policy Committee members, two external members of the Bank of England's committee have said.
Buba names new communications head
Benedikt Fehr, a journalist for a German daily, is to become the new head of the Bundesbank's communications department after Christian Burckhardt, the former head, died tragically last December.
Morgan Stanley economist new MPC member
Alistair Darling, the chancellor of the exchequer, announced on Thursday that David Miles will replace David Blanchflower as an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on 1 June.
Bundesbank makes biggest profit since 2001
The Bundesbank posted €6.3 billion ($8 billion) profit last year, it emerged on Tuesday.
ECB books €2.7 billion surplus
The European Central Bank (ECB) earned a surplus of €2.66 billion ($3.34 billion) last year on the back of the euro's appreciation against the dollar and the yen, it emerged on Thursday. The central bank also revealed that it was owed €10.3 billion by…
It's his way or the highway for Bernanke
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, will travel to his hometown of Dillon, South Carolina, over the weekend to see an interchange renamed in his honour.
Swiss central bank books $4 billion loss
The Swiss National Bank was Sfr4.7 billion ($4 billion) in the red for 2008, it emerged on Wednesday.
Name and shame borrowers: senator tells Fed
Bernie Sanders, a senator representing the state of Vermont, has blasted Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, for refusing to disclose the recipients of Fed funds.
National Bank of Belgium - Annual Report 2007
The changing environment in which the National Bank of Belgium is evolving has greatly altered its personnel needs, says the central bank in its latest Annual Report.
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.