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New York Fed’s markets chief leaves for White House job
Singh will hold joint security and economics position; Baum becomes acting head of markets
Myanmar junta names new head of central bank
Military leadership chooses former governor in reshuffle of economic leadership
People: new vice-governors in Burundi and the UAE
Plus appointments at the CFTC and Caribbean Development Bank
Draghi accepts task of leading next Italian government
Former ECB president must first secure enough parliamentary support to become prime minister
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank reappoints governor to second term
Region’s currency peg has remained stable despite Covid-19 turbulence
New governor appointed at Saudi Central Bank
Fahad Almubarak returns for a second stint as governor of Sama
People: Philippines governor recovering after medical procedure
Benjamin Diokno steps back from duties temporarily, plus appointments in UK, Singapore and more
New York Fed to establish ‘innovation centre’
Search begins for director, who will lead collaboration with BIS innovation hubs
People: Rolle gets second governor term at Central Bank of Bahamas
Bahamas governor gets second term; new director-general at ECB; and more
William Allen (1937–2021)
Second governor of the Central Bank of Bahamas who later served as finance minister
Economics courses should be mandatory within schools – Mester
Addressing the economics diversity issue at university is too late, Cleveland Fed president says
People: San Francisco Fed appoints strategy and people officer
Dallas and San Francisco Feds appoint officials; new ECB comms chief takes up role; and more
Palestine Monetary Authority governor resigns early
Government quickly nominates senior PMA official to take place of Azzam Shawwa
FCA undergoes reshuffle of senior managers
Regulator establishes new consumers and competition directorate
People: T&T governor has term extended
Hilaire will stay at T&T central bank until 2023; Sri Lanka promotes two assistant governors to deputy posts; Australia appoints new assistant governor; CNB official joins Esma board
Colombia names new central bank governor
Senior economist focused on development set to take office in January
People: New deputies named in China and Mexico
Plus ECB appoints senior supervisors, and Donald Trump tries to install new OCC chief
Norges Bank deputy governor resigns over security clearance
Deputy governor in charge of world’s largest SWF denied clearance because of wife’s residence in China
Christopher Waller narrowly passes Senate vote
St Louis Fed economist approved for Fed governor role, despite opposition from Democrats
Cypriot governor and NBIM chief executive contract Covid-19
Herodotou and Tangen become latest central bank officials to test positive for the virus
Gambian president appoints new governor
Senior bureaucrat at finance ministry takes role as previous governor becomes trade minister
Jim Wolfensohn, 1933–2020
David Malpass leads tributes, saying former World Bank chief “transformed” the way it did business
Icelandic Central Bank’s female employees earn slightly more than men
Central bank says figures indicate there is no unexplained pay gap
Biden to nominate Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary
Former Fed chair would become first person to have led central bank, Treasury, and Council of Economic Advisers