Governance
People: New deputies for New Zealand and Ukraine central banks
Reserve Bank of New Zealand hires top statistician as deputy governor; National Bank of Ukraine continues leadership team shake-up
People: Shirakawa to step down early; Cyprus creates new post of deputy governor
BoJ governor to leave his post ahead of end of term; Cyprus creates deputy governor post to help conform with Troika demands; and more
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe backs mandatory bank takeovers
Governor Gideon Gono says foreign banks must observe ‘indigenisation' laws, which force them to hand majority ownership to local people; foreign direct investment flight continues
Riksbank at odds with proposals to limit capital, analysts say
Proposals released that would halve the size of the Riksbank’s balance sheet; analysts say they clash with central bank policy and are unlikely to be adopted
Stanley Fischer hints at successor as candidates emerge
Fischer says Bank of Israel deputy governor Karnit Flug was chosen on the basis she would be able to ‘function as governor’ when necessary; other potential candidates speak to CentralBanking.com
The contenders to succeed Zhou as governor at PBoC
China is set to name the successor to Zhou Xiaochuan as governor of the country's central bank, according to a Central Banking Journal article that weighs up the chances of the leading candidates
The next ‘Mr RMB’
Five leading candidates have emerged as the likely successor to Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China. Hui Feng assesses their relative strengths and weaknesses
Bank of Israel governor Fischer to step down
Stanley Fischer announces he will stand down in June this year; speculation begins as to his next move
People: New chair at Richmond Fed; Norwegian takes executive directorship at IMF
Richmond Fed appoints new chair and deputy; Norway takes rotating directorship at IMF; Egyptian governor ratified; and more
BoE's Haldane says UK could redefine global banking rules
Andrew Haldane says UK is in a position to ‘lead with the front foot' on fixing the shortcomings of Basel III, tightening remuneration policies and removing barriers to bank account switching
Iran parliament votes to investigate central bank
Iranian central bank governor reportedly dismissed by Supreme Court over illegal withdrawals from the banking system; investigation to look into conduct in forex market and 'other issues'
People: Dijsselbloem bids for Eurogroup chair; Sanusi takes reins at WAMZ
Eurozone finance ministers to elect new chair on Monday; West African Monetary Zone chair passes to Nigeria governor; Finland picks audit head
Bundesbank slams ‘excessive' Bangladesh death penalty threat
German central bank shelves co-operation plan pending Bangladesh ‘clearly and irrevocably' dropping plans to execute counterfeiters
People: Egypt deputy resigns; HKMA shuffles pack
Egypt's first female deputy governor follows her boss to the exit; HKMA assigns three executive director portfolios
Abe adviser hints at possible BoJ governor candidates
Economic adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe suggests possible names and criteria for the next Bank of Japan governor
New deputy governor takes office at RBI
Indian government appoints Urjit Patel to replace Subir Gokarn on the Reserve Bank of India’s governing board; management roles reallocated again
Mauritian deputy governor outlines tighter corporate governance plans
Yandraduth Googoolye sets out recent efforts by the Bank of Mauritius to tackle corporate governance failures that emerged during the financial crisis
Ukraine replaces central bank head with deputy
Igor Sorkin to take over from Serhiy Arbuzov at National Bank of Ukraine – says he will prioritise currency stability and cut interest rates
Egypt appoints new central bank governor
Egyptian central bank governor resigns, replaced by former deputy; negotiations ongoing with the IMF
Central Bank of Cyprus defends re-hirings
Central bank employs three members of staff who had previously taken early retirement; defends decision as beneficial in ‘special circumstances’
Banks told they will not benefit from LCR delay
National supervisors tell banks not to lower liquidity buffers, with market forces also pushing banks towards 100% compliance with measure
UK statistics office to keep 'unsuitable' inflation measure
The UK Office for National Statistics will not change how it calculates RPI inflation – but will initiate an alternative index in parallel
PBoC’s Zhou promises more 'opening up' in 2013
Zhou Xiaochuan suggests the PBoC will make greater efforts in 2013 towards deepening financial reforms and ‘opening up’
National Bank of Austria reshuffles governing board
Governor Ewald Nowotny reappointed for second term; executive director Peter Zöllner departs for BIS, and two new executive directors are chosen