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Allan Meltzer (1928–2017)
Paying tribute to the contributions of the late Allan Meltzer, leading economist and Central Banking Editorial Advisory Board member
Maldives’ governor resigns as country remains in crisis
Governor says she is stepping down to join her husband in New York
People: New chairman in Macau; Bosnia appoints vice-governor
Chan Sau San to lead Macau’s monetary authority; Bosnia appoints vice-governor
People: Ma Jun departs PBoC; Brazil promotes directors
People moves in China, Brazil and Israel
People: IMF official appointed Bank of Ghana deputy; new communications chief for BoE
Former IMF official appointed first deputy at Bank of Ghana; and more
Keith Arnold, Belize's longest-serving governor, dies
Arnold, who served as governor for 10 years in the 1990s, dies at the age of 72
Michael Wong Pakshong, 1931–2017
MAS’s first managing director led the institution from a turbulent foundation through a period of monetary reform
Australia risks shortage of economists, warns RBA’s Dwyer
Students are tending to choose business studies over economics, says the RBA’s head of information
BoE workers walk out over continuing pay dispute
Workers launch first of three days of strike action amid complaint over fairness of pay awards
People: RBI deputy retires; Paraguay elects new board member
People moves in India, Paraguay and the UK
People: IMF appoints new strategy head; ECB promotes directors
IMF promotes Lagarde’s chief of staff; Finland appoints research director
People: French deputy takes on stock market oversight; Myanmar set for change
People moves in France, Myanmar and Basel
Bank of England appoints new COO and deputy governor
Central bank announces replacements for Charlotte Hogg and Minouche Shafik
Trump says Yellen still in the running for renewed term
US president says he would consider reappointing Janet Yellen, although others are in contention
People: Philippines appoints new deputy, Central Bank of Ireland promotes regulators
Philippines central bank appoints new deputy to replace Espenilla
Russian central bank reorganises senior personnel
First deputy governor will resign on September 1
People: Malta finds replacement for Mifsud; DNB appoints new board member
People: Malta appoints new deputy governor; Netherlands picks Else Bos as new board member for prudential supervision; and more
UK elects first woman to chair Treasury Select Committee
Nicky Morgan to take over from influential chair Andrew Tyrie, who stepped down this year
Randal Quarles nominated to Fed’s top supervision role
Donald Trump’s pick for vice-chair of supervision viewed as a moderate figure, but critical of Dodd-Frank Act
People: Fed appoints general counsel; new department heads at Riksbank
Fed appoints former supervision and regulation head to general counsel
Pakistani government picks new governor after SBP spat
Appointment of finance ministry official follows clash over exchange rate movements
New leaders take charge at Philippines central bank
New governor pledges to enhance financial inclusion, mitigate cyber-crime risk and fine-tune monetary policy
People: Fed appoints new CFO; Mishra returns to IMF after stint at RBI
Fed chooses Ricardo Aguilera as new CFO; Prachi Mishra returns to the IMF; Bank of Russia appoints new head of resolution department
Silvana Tenreyro picked for BoE MPC
LSE academic to take over from Kristin Forbes