People: Saudi governor elected to BIS board

- Central Banking Newsdesk
- 24 Nov 2025

Ayman Al-Sayari, the governor of the Saudi Central Bank (Sama), has become the first person from the Middle East and Africa region to be elected to the board of the Bank for International Settlements. He was appointed Sama governor in 2023, having previously been deputy governor since 2019.

Barnabás Virág has stepped down as deputy governor of the Central Bank of Hungary (MNB). Virág was appointed in 2020 when György Matolcsy was governor and his mandate had been due to expire next year. The bank

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