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People: January to March 2026
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
People: Austria nominates IMF executive director
Plus: Turkey’s former governor joins Canadian finance firm; new Bulgarian deputy nominated
Hélène Rey to head BIS monetary and economic department
Scholar of international monetary system will replace Hyun Song Shin later this year
Bangladesh Bank faces fresh questions over independence
Experts question governor’s affiliations after activists petition Supreme Court to have him removed
People: Braddick to take charge at UK’s prudential watchdog
Plus: BoE also appoints first executive director for monetary policy
Ueda hints at further rate hikes after dovish BoJ appointments
Analysts expect board’s stance to change little after PM nominates two new policy-makers
Romanian governor targeted by new deepfake
Fake advertisements push financial investments using Mugur Isărescu’s imagery
People: Change at the top in South Sudan
Plus new appointments in Austria, Romania and at the ECB
Suspended Bulgarian deputy appointed as caretaker PM
Country’s president says Gurov is only candidate not tainted by association with outgoing government
Banque de France governor unexpectedly steps down early
Villeroy de Galhau to take on new role at non-profit foundation
Slovenia’s politicians agree to appoint Dolenc as governor
Acting head given full tenure more than a year after parliament rejected president’s initial choice
People: Turkey appoints new deputy governors
Plus high-level restructurings in Thailand and Italy
Trump nominates Kevin Warsh as new Fed chair
Former insider and hawkish rate-setter gears up to lead world’s most important central bank
People: President’s nephew confirmed as BI deputy governor
Plus new governor in Malawi and Croatia’s vice-governor to become minister
Croatia’s Vujčić to replace de Guindos as ECB vice-president
Governor will be executive board’s first member from a post-2004 EU accession state
People: HKMA extends deputy chief executive’s term
Plus new appointments in the Philippines, New Zealand and Vietnam
RBA deputy says events in Venezuela point to age of extremes
Hauser says 2026 likely to be marked by high uncertainty and potentially benign outcomes
People: New governor in Malta
Plus: Bahamian governor reappointed and new vice-governor in Bosnia
Baltics announce nominees for de Guindos’s position at ECB
Estonia proposes central bank governor, while Lithuania nominates finance minister
Algeria sacks central bank governor
Taleb replaced by erstwhile deputy on an interim basis, country’s president announces
Iran replaces central bank governor amid mass protests
Abdolnasser Hemmati becomes monetary chief for second time as street demonstrations continue