Governance
Lebanese governor in emergency meeting as crisis grows
Currency reported to have lost 50% of value this week as exchanges ignore central bank orders
Norges Bank supervisory board strongly criticises contract with new SWF head
Board tells lawmakers contract agreed by central bank governor lacks sufficient safeguards
People: Former BoC governor Poloz joins board of energy firm
Haldane gets third time on Bank of England MPC; Bank of Israel director general steps down; and more
Cost of Mark Carney’s leaving gifts revealed
Former governor’s gifts appear small in comparison with predecessor Mervyn King
People: Hungarian deputy unexpectedly resigns
Marton Nagy resignation raises questions on future policy; BIS picks new CPMI secretariat head
At least 50 Bangladesh Bank officials test positive for Covid-19
Employee council asks governor to consider changing working arrangements to rotate staff
Minutes highlight scale of BoE’s Covid-19 redeployment
Some staff were overwhelmed with work while others had little to do
Bangladeshi governor’s term extended amid pandemic crisis
IMF approves aid worth 50% of Bangladesh’s quota and says country faces major challenges
Norges Bank signs working agreement with Nicolai Tangen
Tangen’s appointment as SWF chief had been questioned due to his relationship with his predecessor
No date in sight for Fed Board nomination vote
Delays in voting on Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller leave board understaffed during crisis
OCC chief resigns immediately after finalising controversial regulation
FDIC abandons support at final hour after facing strong criticism from Democratic senators
People: Carmen Reinhart to be World Bank chief economist
Carmen Reinhart to take over from Penny Goldberg at World Bank; BIS picks Hong Kong hub head
People: World Bank appoints new vice-president for integrity
BIS appoints new deputy head of banking, and Bank of Finland recruits sustainability specialist
Book notes: Central banking before 1800, by Ulrich Bindseil
A new standard reference point for the history of central banking
MAS preps financial institutions for return to normal
Firms will be able to conduct face-to-face meetings as long as safety protocols are followed
Pressure builds on central banks to ‘monetise’ sovereign debt
Sarb is the latest institution facing calls to directly purchase Covid-19 related government debt
Lebanese central bank official arrested over currency allegations
Currency crisis deepens as prime minister and central bank trade accusations
The ECB, the lockdown and the monetary financing lock
Eurozone’s central bank may need to break its prohibition on monetary financing to fight pandemic
Liberian government releases four central bank officials
Government official says it is “going after” central bank board despite unclear evidence of alleged theft
Bank of Mauritius pushed to tap reserves for business lending
Mauritius’ prime minister thinks the central bank should fund businesses direct from its reserves
Covid-19 should serve as warning for climate change – BIS official
Policy-makers need “holistic approach” to global risks, says Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva
ECB widens scope of female recruitment targets
Central bank’s efforts to recruit women will now reach down past senior roles
Morocco’s central bank prohibits bank dividend payments
Central bank tells financial institutions to ensure they are able to keep funding businesses in need
Bank of Japan appoints first female executive director
Tokiko Shimizu becomes first female executive director since bank was established in 1882