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Thai cabinet confirms PM’s adviser as new governor
Monetary policy committee member to serve as next Bank of Thailand governor from September
People: BoE governor appoints first female private secretary
St Louis Fed appoints new COO; new appointments in Kazakhstan; and more
People: National Bank of Ukraine appoints new deputy
Heletii has served as Ukraine’s deputy finance minister since July 2018; Jamaica appoints senior deputy governor, MAS has new leader for green finance; IMF names special adviser to Kristalina Georgieva
People: IMF names new Europe chief and secretary
BIS promotes Philip Wooldridge to head up Committee on the Global Financial System
Malawi’s new president dismisses governor
Former World Bank official will take over central bank as country faces uncertain outlook
People: CBSL gains board members; RBNZ forms new department
RBNZ fills two new payments roles; long-time Danish official retires from the central bank; and more
Central banks should disclose ethnic pay gaps – BoE research
Diversity pay gap disclosures could result in behavioural change similar to climate risk disclosures, authors argue
Portuguese PM nominates Centeno as next central bank governor
Opposition lawmakers’ bid to block highly rated ex-finance minister seems likely to fail
BoE still falling short of ethnic diversity goal
Central bank has set itself aim of having 13% senior managers from ethnic minorities by 2022
People: Nikhil Rathi appointed UK FCA chief
Stock exchange boss to take helm at regulator; new member of BoE committee named; and more
Bosnia and Herzegovina central bank staff donate salary to fight Covid-19
Over $20,000 will be donated to charities including the Red Cross
Lebanese governor in emergency meeting as crisis grows
Currency reported to have lost 50% of value this week as exchanges ignore central bank orders
Norges Bank supervisory board strongly criticises contract with new SWF head
Board tells lawmakers contract agreed by central bank governor lacks sufficient safeguards
People: Former BoC governor Poloz joins board of energy firm
Haldane gets third time on Bank of England MPC; Bank of Israel director general steps down; and more
Cost of Mark Carney’s leaving gifts revealed
Former governor’s gifts appear small in comparison with predecessor Mervyn King
People: Hungarian deputy unexpectedly resigns
Marton Nagy resignation raises questions on future policy; BIS picks new CPMI secretariat head
Norges Bank signs working agreement with Nicolai Tangen
Tangen’s appointment as SWF chief had been questioned due to his relationship with his predecessor
People: Carmen Reinhart to be World Bank chief economist
Carmen Reinhart to take over from Penny Goldberg at World Bank; BIS picks Hong Kong hub head
People: World Bank appoints new vice-president for integrity
BIS appoints new deputy head of banking, and Bank of Finland recruits sustainability specialist
ECB widens scope of female recruitment targets
Central bank’s efforts to recruit women will now reach down past senior roles
Bank of Japan appoints first female executive director
Tokiko Shimizu becomes first female executive director since bank was established in 1882
Norges Bank proceeds to draw up contract of new SWF chief
Nicolai Tangen’s appointment came under scrutiny after it was revealed he asked incumbent for help during hiring process
New Bank of Canada governor selected
Tiff Macklem, senior deputy governor under Mark Carney, will replace Poloz on June 2
People: Sandra Boss quits BoE roles to join BlackRock
Prudential committee member to join asset manager; Coeuré to head committee on Covid-19; and more