Governance
Norway’s Olsen stresses importance of transparency in welcome address
Norges Bank’s new governor pledges to maintain inflation targeting regime in its current form; central bank “very well equipped” to manage sovereign wealth fund
Yeritsyan rejoins Armenian central bank in reshuffle
Armenian economy minister Nerses Yeritsyan returns to central bank as vice-chairman; former vice-chairman Vache Gabrielyan becomes finance minister
RBA’s Edey elected head of influential OECD committee
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Malcolm Edey selected as chair of financial markets committee
Ukraine’s Stelmakh bows out
National Bank of Ukraine governor Volodymyr Stelmakh tenders resignation over a year past expiry of term; first deputy governor Serhii Arbuzov named his replacement
Number of central bankers on the rise
Central banks increase staff, reversing decade-long downsizing trend
Fiji's Reddy resigns
Reserve Bank of Fiji governor Sada Reddy resigns from his post for unspecified reasons; deputy Barry Whiteside to serve as interim governor
RBA names new assistant governor for currency
Reserve Bank of Australia promotes Michele Bullock to assistant governor for currency; Bullock steps in following transfer of Bob Rankin to central bank's London office
Former Czech governor Tůma joins KPMG
Ex-Czech National Bank governor Zdeněk Tůma joins consulting and auditing firm; tells local media he is keeping an eye on Prague administration
Dublin deflects ECB criticism of bank law
Ireland’s finance ministry says central bank independence not threatened by bank bill; statement comes in response to wide-ranging European Central Bank critique of draft law
Tributes pour in for euro architect Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Central bankers, private sector officials laud the contributions of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, who died on Saturday
King named vice chair of European Systemic Risk Board
Bank of England governor Mervyn King named Trichet’s deputy on ESRB
Another SNB council member to step down next April
Swiss National Bank’s Konrad Hummler to step down in April; move comes after Armin Jans tendered his resignation in November
Frankfurt taps NCBs for €5 billion
European Central Bank says greater amount of capital required because of increased volatility
ECB blasts Budapest again
European Central Bank says draft law to give parliament the right to appoint the majority of rate-setters further erodes National Bank of Hungary’s independence
Bank names former Apax COO as new head of HR
Bank of England names Catherine Brown as executive director for human resources
Nigeria stands by Sanusi’s government barbs
Central Bank of Nigeria maintains governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s assertion that legislative branch absorbs quarter of all government overheads; comments spark anger from politicians