Governance
Sri Lanka appoints new central bank governor
President appoints economist Indrajit Coomaraswamy to succeed Arjuna Mahendran
Sale by Hungarian central bank challenged on transparency grounds
Central bank says process ‘transparent’, but local organisation brings legal challenge
Mersch stresses importance of democratic legitimacy in Europe
Executive board member at ECB wants to see decision-making process in Europe enhanced
UK must ensure there is no Mark Carney exit
The BoE governor represents a vital source of stability
People: Sarb gets new comms head; Bulgaria and Portugal welcome new board members
Jabulani Sikhakhane joins South African Reserve Bank
Mario Vella ‘expected’ to be new Maltese governor
Economist ‘expected’ to be in post on July 1, with president expected to approve choice
Sri Lankan governor will not seek reappointment until inquiry passes
Arjuna Mahendran says he will not apply for reappointment until the parliamentary committee publishes the findings of a probe into bond issuance; his first term expires on June 30
Succession in doubt at Malta's central bank as deputy withdraws from consideration
Serving governor will not be re-appointed, PM spokesman confirms
Zhu Min will leave IMF in July
Lagarde praises deputy managing director for his “formidable intellect” and passion for economics
Gunman killed as shots fired within Central Bank of Venezuela
Armed man raids central bank, injuring two people
Malta’s deputy governor denies corruption allegations
Deputy governor says bribery allegations are “motivated by revenge and hate”
Rajan says India should not change course, as he steps back from RBI
Governor announces his intention to return to academia after three eventful years
Argentina releases first inflation data following statistics overhaul
Prices for transportation, food and housing drive up inflation
People: Turkey picks new deputy; Riksbank’s Jansson reappointed
Career banker joins executive board at Turkish central bank
Philippines creates financial inclusion steering committee
Central bank will chair the committee, which comprises 12 other government agencies
Brazil's Goldfajn nominates four new deputies on first day in office
Three incumbents facing an exit as new Brazilian governor nominates four new deputies
Sarb bulletin charts divergence in survey expectations
Aggregate expectation is for inflation to average 6.2% this year and next
Singapore central bank creates AML and enforcement departments
Shake-up follows what Ravi Menon described as the worst case of control lapses in the financial sector
People: African department director leaves IMF; Dallas Fed looks for new first VP
Antoinette Sayeh retires from International Monetary Fund later this year
Czech National Bank to launch second supervision department
Consumer protection and retail distribution supervision to be included in new department
Rajan sidesteps question on RBI future
Reserve Bank of India holds policy rate at 6.5% after inflation surprise
Hungarian governor launches lawsuit against politician
Governor says law-maker accused him of “stealing”
Sri Lankan central bank defends governor expenses
Central Bank incurs around $663,000 in travel expenses in 2015
Algeria’s longest serving governor dismissed
President dismisses Laksaci after 15 years of service at central bank