Governance
Central Bank of Azerbaijan opens primary school
Azerbaijani central bank pushes corporate-social responsibility agenda with help of newly-established communications department
Malaysia and Mauritius strengthen cooperation
Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Mauritius sign a memorandum of understanding to strengthen collaboration in Islamic finance
Trichet opposes EU agreement on fiscal sanctions
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet refuses to give his backing to sanctions for countries that break rules of stability and growth pact; sees sanctions as too soft
Philly Fed promotes Prichard to first vice-president
Philadelphia Fed appoints Blake Prichard to succeed William Stone Jr as first vice president and chief operating officer at central bank
Half of RBA’s external rate-setters miss meeting
Three of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s six external board members absent at October meeting, as central banks deliberates balance of economic pressures
Bank of Finland shuffles board members’ remits
Bank of Finland distributes Sinikka Salo’s responsibilities; parliamentary overseer wants board to run with three members
Ex-Bank MPC’s Kate Barker joins equity firm board
Former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Kate Barker named non-executive director at Electra Private Equity
ECB’s Bini Smaghi: vital to acknowledge structural flaws
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says politicians risk underestimating the need for structural reform
Pakistan’s Shehzad: corruption burdens banking sector
State Bank of Pakistan deputy governor Muhammad Shehzad discusses central bank’s campaign against corruption
Oversight panel blasts Tarp’s contracting standards
Congressional Oversight Panel condemns US Treasury’s governance standards in outsourcing Troubled Asset Relief Programme work to private firms, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
RBA appoints new secretary
Reserve Bank of Australia names Anthony Dickman as secretary; Dickman replaces David Emanuel who retires after 47 years at central bank
DSK expects quota reform in 'days, weeks'
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says members close to reaching agreement on quota reform
Buba’s Nagel set to replace Sarrazin
Western states pick Bundesbank head of market operations Joachim Nagel to take Thilo Sarrazin’s place on executive board
UK arrests two in Securency raids
Officials take two men into custody in Securency graft probe as coordinated raids unfold in Australia, Britain and Spain
Angola appoints new governor
Commercial bank head José de Lima Massano joins National Bank of Angola following government reshuffle
Basel Committee demands more rigorous governance standards
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issues new corporate governance principles for banks; calls for independent chief risk officer
Senate confirms two out of three Fed directors
Last-minute deal seats Yellen and Raskin, Diamond turned down
OECD reappoints Gurría as secretary-general
Angel Gurría commits to second term as secretary-general at Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Hungary’s Simor asks for independence to be written in statute: reports
National Bank of Hungary governor András Simor reportedly asks lawmakers to put central bank independence in constitution as controversial pay cut takes effect
Australia adds financial stability to monetary policy mandate
Australian government amends Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy remit to include financial stability