Organisation
Hungary’s central bank publicly clashes with opposition leader
MNB says unnamed politician failed to comply with inquiry; Tisza head says he is target of smears
Thailand resumes selection process for central bank chair
Position on BoT board set to be filled after months-long delay caused by political dispute
Lagarde laments looming pressure on central bank independence
ECB president nevertheless says that loss of independence remains “unlikely”
Europe’s central banks re-evaluate X after Bundesbank leaves
German central bank says standards of discussion on platform are “increasingly unacceptable”
CNB to set up new research and statistics department
Central bank says restructuring will boost its ability to “analyse and model economic trends”
Hungary’s central bank completes carbon capture programme
MNB expects 75% reduction in emissions by end of 2025
MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio
Equity and corporate bond climate exposures fall as rising air travel and data use drive up own emissions
Argentine candidate promises opposition seats on BCRA board
Massa promises to renegotiate IMF loan as country heads to the polls on October 22
Ex-governor issues stern warnings about planned RBA revamp
Debate over proposed changes to RBA’s board structure escalates
Legal dispute pits Costa Rica central bank against financial supervisor
Regulator has refused to hand over credit data, and central bank has filed criminal charges
Costa Rica proposes strengthening central bank independence
Government wants to remove finance minister from board and change audit procedures
To govern well, manage ‘enterprise’ risk
Effective risk management should be governance-oriented and top-down; not operationally oriented and bottom-up, writes John Mendzela
Chile governor warns committee against adding mandates
Debate over central bank role continues in Chile’s second attempt at new constitution
China to overhaul financial regulatory system
Proposed changes reduce the PBoC’s role in financial oversight
RBI report details Covid contingency measures
Central bank reorganised staff and processes at “unprecedented scale and speed”
Eight key elements to managing a central bank
Former governor Peter Nicholl describes eight critical lessons he learned while developing governance and capacity of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sri Lanka cabinet approves draft of new central bank law
Measure will end CBSL role in buying government bonds
How to run a world-class economics department
Benchmarking data shows central banks have myriad ways of organising their economists. So how do some of the world’s top research organisations do it?
RBA sets up new panel of private-sector economists
Expert panel will meet at least twice a year; move follows “embarrassing” forecasting issues
El Salvador abolishes statistics agency
Central bank will absorb body that calculates inflation