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Head of Malta’s central bank resists calls to resign
Prime minister removes embattled governor from board of financial services authority
BIS appoints secretary-general and Innovation Hub leaders
Véronique Sani takes over from Monica Ellis as secretary-general to the bank
Taliban regime appoints new Afghan governor
Noor Ahmad Agha is under international sanctions over alleged terrorist links
Brazil’s president may appoint monetary policy head as governor
Speculation comes amid tension between president Lula and BCB head Campos Neto
Bulgaria’s central bank suspends deputy governor
Gurov is ‘incompatible with his role,’ says anti-corruption commission
Laos replaces central bank governor amid economic woes
Bounleua Sinxayvoravong steps down after two years at the helm
Martin Schlegel becomes new chairman of SNB
Antoine Martin becomes Swiss National Bank vice-chair and Petra Tschudin joins board
Luxembourg governor becomes victim of deepfake attack
German dialogue and unnatural mouth movements reveal fraud
People: Sri Lanka appoints two new deputy governors
Nithya Navaratnam named deputy head of BIS banking department
ECB appoints three senior officials to supervisory board
Irish, French and Portuguese trio to replace current members by the end of the year
People: April to June 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Beth Hammack named new Cleveland Fed president
Former Goldman Sachs executive will vote on Fed policy in 2024
FDIC chair Gruenberg steps down after harassment review
Hundreds of reports of inappropriate behaviour at FDIC have come to light
Bank of Korea reserves chief promoted to deputy governor
Kwon Min-soo has overseen substantial growth and diversification of the reserves portfolio
Riksbank’s Thedéen to be next Basel Committee chair
Current chair Hernández de Cos stepping down as Bank of Spain governor in June
People: RBI appoints senior officials
Liz Oakes to join Bank of England FPC; European Central Bank names head of information systems
Former head of PBoC’s digital currency arm under investigation
Probe comes after Beijing launched a three-month anti-graft inspection
ECB staff speak out against changes to internal survey
“Dignity at work” survey to be followed up later, central bank says
IMF appoints Georgieva for a second term
Unilateral decision comes three years after “Doing Business” controversy
New Zimbabwe governor introduces ‘gold-backed’ currency
Adoption of sixth new currency in 18 years is “chaotic”, media reports
People: January to March 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months