Governance
Philippines governor announces recovery from cancer
Espenilla reveals cancer treatment, and says recent policy reforms will not fuel rising inflation
Remembering Charles Freeland
Charles Freeland, former deputy secretary-general of the Basel Committee and friend of Central Banking, died in 2017
People: Slovakia appoints new deputy governor
Iceland reappoints MPC member; FDIC names new director of minority and women inclusion, and more
IMF official backtracks on Kenya funding comments
Mikkelsen says Kenya has continued to have access to IMF resources “subject to policy understandings”
Greek governor accuses government of ‘outright lies’ over bribery allegations
Prime minister says he wants the truth, but Stournaras accuses government of deception
‘Tilting’ building forces Seychelles central bank tenants to relocate
Central bank annex shows signs of “tilting” due to construction work nearby; tenants asked to immediately relocate
A changing of the guard
Risks emerge amid leadership changes at the US Federal Reserve Board and the People’s Bank of China
Latvian governor attacks bribery ‘lies’
Prime Minister says governor may be target of smear, but banker widens accusations
Carney extols value of clarity of thought and communication
Bank of England governor delivers speech on virtues of a good leader
People: Nominations to BoJ; Moghalu mulls presidential bid
Kuroda nominated for fresh term alongside two deputies; former CBN deputy considers bid for Nigerian presidency; Riksbank deputy reappointed
Ireland withdraws Lane’s nomination for ECB vice president
Spain’s de Guindos likely to take up role, but Irish may suggest Lane for the chief economist post
Sarb triumphs over public protector in latest ruling
Mkhwebane ordered to pay opponents’ legal costs as judge rules investigation was “unacceptable”; Absa Bank vindicated in latest ruling
Latvian police detain central bank governor on corruption charges
Rimšēvičs says charges are totally unfounded
Three men arrested for fraud at Kenya’s central bank
Men charged with 11 counts of fraud attempted to present $6.25 million in counterfeit Treasury bills
People: Tunisian governor resigns; EFSF appoints chairman
Governor Ayari quits after Tunisian prime minister initiated the process to replace him; EFSF picks new chairman; European Commission proposes new chief for Systemic Risk Board
People: Caruana nominated for Spanish commercial bank’s board
Qatar appoints deputy governor and Ukraine announces new onsite inspection head
President names governor for one of Yemen’s two central banks
Saudi Arabia likely to be a key influence in appointing the new figure, says expert
BoJ’s Kuroda in line for second term
Haruhiko Kuroda looks set to be the first governor to be reappointed in over 50 years, but the choice of deputies is unclear
Aruban central bank needs mandate to regulate payment system – report
New mandate would require creation of central bank payments department; stakeholders agree on need for modernisation