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People: SNB board appoints new member
Former Bank of Jamaica senior official appointed to lead financial services commission; and more
Brazil’s Goldfajn to be IMF western hemisphere chief
Former central bank governor to take post vacated by Alejandro Werner
Strategies for change: central banks’ quest for diversity
Dedicated diversity strategies remain uncommon among central banks, despite growing recognition of the need for better minority representation
Sri Lankan president names political ally to lead central bank
President appoints ex-governor Cabraal to role after predecessor resigns amid growing crisis
Somaliland president replaces central bank governor
Ali Ibrahim Jama had led unrecognised state’s central bank since 2018
Former Ecuadorian governor arrested in Miami
US authorities arrest Delgado for immigration violations nine years after he fled Ecuador
People: Former Malawi governor dies
RBNZ deputy governor departing; new appointments in Nigeria; and more
Bank of Zambia governor resigns
Mvunga leaves following change in presidents, amid high inflation
Regional Feds make string of appointments
Atlanta, Cleveland and Dallas Feds name officials, while St Louis appoints outside advisers
Colombian president’s central bank appointment draws strong criticism
Opposition politicians allege ex-finance minister’s place on board endangers independence
People: Riksbank deputy’s term extended until 2027
Bank of Ghana gets new non-executive board members; RBI appoints new executive director; and more
People: New York names state financial services regulator
New president at development bank; Chile names manager for financial markets
Bank of England names new chief economist
Huw Pill is former ECB official and chief European economist for Goldman Sachs
Olsen to step down from Norges Bank
Norwegian governor will leave one year before end of second term
People: Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund gets new managing director
Korean president nominates head of financial supervisor and EBRD gets new corporate strategy chief
Taliban name acting head of Afghan central bank
Mohammad Idris played leading role in financing Taliban war effort, senior official says
How we can improve gender diversity in economics
Mary Suiter and Oksana Leukhina say gender diversity in economics must be championed
Belize governor resigns after 19 weeks
Central bank offers few details, but country has suffered sharp economic blows
Julio Velarde set to accept new term as Peruvian governor
New left-wing president said in June he intended to re-appoint long-serving governor
New Bafin president takes up role
Ex-Finma head pledges to make heavily criticised German financial regulator “world class”
People: Georgia names new vice-governor
IMF appoints director of HR; Kuwaiti emir makes delayed board appointments; and more
UK’s FCA consults on measures to increase boards’ diversity
Regulator may bring in “comply or explain” rule over diversity on publicly listed firms’ boards
People: Bank of Canada appoints top payments regulator
Iceland’s central bank appoints new CEO and World Bank names country directors
People: ECCB appoints first woman deputy governor
New deputy governor in Korea; deputy governor reappointed in Ghana; and more