Governance
Viñals leaves IMF to chair Standard Chartered
Lagarde praises Viñals for “sharp intellect” and “analytical rigour” during seven years of service at the fund
Malta’s deputy governor to remain in post, central bank confirms
Allegations “outside bank’s remit”, spokesman says
Sarb to embark on ‘customised’ leadership development, deputy says
Mminele emphasises importance of leadership in addressing economic challenges
Governments should look beyond criticism and protect central bank independence – Rajan
Governor of the RBI stresses need to preserve ability to act
Jamaica’s monthly inflation turns positive
It increases to 0.2%, but annual inflation falls to 2.1%
Mongolia governor replaced two years before end of term
Bayartsaikhan Nadmid, chairman of the supervisory board of the National Agricultural Co-operative Federation, takes over
BoE’s Woods sees merit in multiple policy committees
New deputy governor says MPC and FPC should remain separate
People: Uzbekistan appoints new deputy; Ahmed retiring from IMF
Shohruh Shoahmedov promoted from head office to deputy chairman
East African governors praised for balancing act
Central bank heads in region have “done extremely well”, Kaberuka says
Slovenian finance minister criticises police raid on central bank before resigning
Raid on central bank ‘an attempt to shoot the messenger’, minister says, then resigns
IMF executive board calls for greater gender equality among directors
Fund executive board encourages members to consider gender diversity when nominating directors
Slovenian central bank says governor will not resign
Slovenian prosecutor-general also rejects protest by Draghi against police search
UK parliamentarians to examine exchanges between Carney and Osborne
Bank of England governor defends position on Brexit analysis to MPs
PBoC’s Zhang Tao picked as IMF deputy
Christine Lagarde proposes appointment of Zhang Tao as deputy managing director
People: Hungarian board member takes government post; new RBI executive director
Moves in Hungary, India, Iceland and Ukraine
Draghi protests at Slovene police raid on central bank premises
Slovene police raid on the country’s central bank involves seizure of ECB information
BoE part-way to meeting Carney’s strategic vision – annual report
Central bank is reshaping its operations to meet ‘One Bank’ plans
IMF staff call for greater Pakistan central bank autonomy
Further effort regarding legal amendments still needed, IMF report says
Annual inflation in Argentina at 40.3% by year-end, markets say
Results published in new expectations survey, relaunched after the central bank studied examples from abroad
Sri Lankan governor stresses integrity in first speech
Coomaraswamy suggests primary responsibility is upholding reputation and credibility
BiH central bank preparing for long road to EU membership
Central bank is looking to build its capabilities and expand staff
Korea reveals organisational changes in annual report
Financial markets department established in 2015 alongside host of new divisions
HKMA opens office to stimulate infrastructure finance
Designed to bring capital providers and project developers together along ‘one belt, one road’
People: RBI and Bank Negara Malaysia promote deputies from within
Indian and Malaysian central banks fill posts with internal candidates