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GFXC names SNB’s Maechler as new chair
Swiss central banker succeeds Guy Debelle
New Zealand MPs grill Orr on policy and personnel
Opposition leaders criticise RBNZ governor for high inflation and staff turnover
German government names Nagel as new Bundesbank governor
Social Democratic party member is longstanding central banker and voiced scepticism over QE
ECB’s de Guindos tests positive for Covid-19
Vice-president has “very mild” symptoms and has not been in “close contact” with Christine Lagarde
Guinea junta replaces central bank leadership
Military president removes governor chosen by his civilian predecessor
People: Arce to lead ECB economics directorate
SNB deputy to retire; Vanuatu names new deputy; Glenn Stevens to chair Macquarie; and more
Omarova ends bid for OCC job
Biden nominee faced Republican charges of radicalism and alienated some Democrats
Yemeni governor sacked as crisis worsens
Deputy governor also dismissed in fourth sacking since civil war began
Namibia president appoints governor to full term
Leoni Dunn will become first woman to serve as deputy governor
IMF proposes Gita Gopinath for first deputy MD post
Georgieva hails chief economist’s move amid difficult relations with US administration
Mexican senate approves new governor
Victoria Rodriguez will become first female governor of the Bank of Mexico
Kareem Michael to be new Belize governor
Former deputy governor will be third central bank head this year after predecessor was fired
People: Chilean Senate confirms board member
Plus senior appointments in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and more
Central banks’ diversity policies can only go so far – RBA’s Debelle
Policies can only go so far in reducing the inequality gap, Debelle says, while providing update on “reconciliation” plan
Biden re-nominates Powell as Fed chair
Lael Brainard nominated as vice-chair, to take over from Richard Clarida
People: Knot to assume FSB chairmanship
New board members appointed at central banks in Brazil and Peru
People: RBNZ chief economist to leave after 25 years
ECB appoints lead for digital euro project and new director for banknote department
Qatari emir names new central bank governor
Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani leaves QCB leadership after 15 years
Luxembourg authorities open investigation into Lebanese governor
Third European country probes finances of Riad Salameh
People: Georgieva nominates new IMF deputy managing director
BoE’s PRA names new executive directors; Dallas Fed renews terms for two board members
Quarles will resign from Fed board at end of year
Former vice-chair for supervision had 10 years left as governor
BIS board reappoints Carstens as general manager
Luiz Pereira da Silva gets new term as deputy, and Stefan Ingves becomes vice-chair
People: ECB appoints new head of macro-pru
BIS names Innovation Hub directors; Bundesbank sends representative to Madrid; and more
Indian government reappoints Das as governor
Das gets new three-year term, as economy rebounds from Covid shock