Governance
FT Fed watcher to head NY Fed communications
Financial Times’s Krishna Guha to succeed Calvin Mitchell as executive vice president for communications
Ex-Bank Indonesia head accused over bailout
Inquiry into bailout of Century Bank raises questions into Bank Indonesia’s handling of regulation; allies of president round on former central bank governor and finance minister
South Africa’s Marcus strikes back at “misleading distortions”
South African Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus rebuffs report that she had branded calls for nationalising the central bank “nuts”
PBoC deputy named IMF special adviser
Zhu Min to join the International Monetary Fund in late spring
Ex-Sarb’s Mboweni to chair AngloGold Ashanti
Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni appointed chairman of gold mining company
Former Hungary governor “prepared” to return to government
Ex-National Bank of Hungary chief Zsigmond Járai says he is ready to accept a post in new government if opposition wins upcoming election
Mauritius’ deputy standing in as governor faces probe
Yandraduth Googoolye acting governor at Bank of Mauritius as former head faces parliamentary enquiry into allegations of abuse of power
Greece dumps debt management chief
General manager of treasury and global markets at National Bank of Greece named new head
Challenges for a new Ukrainian governor
Analysts say governor Volodymyr Stelmakh will leave once election results are confirmed, replacement faces challenges including managing the currency
Bank chief economist Dale reappointed
Second term as rate-setter for hawkish executive director Spencer Dale, external member Kate Barker to leave at the end of her current term
Draghi moves to clarify Greek-swap role
Bank of Italy governor not involved in under-fire Greek swap deals; moves to justify Italian transactions
ECCB sued by Stanford investors
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank faces class-action from investors who allege the value of Bank of Antigua, seized by the central bank last year, is rightfully theirs
Constâncio made new ECB vice president
Bank of Portugal’s governor to succeed Papademos, former research head seen as possible replacement
ECB beefs up financial stability wing
European Central Bank readies itself for the establishment of European Systemic Risk Board; appoints director general
New governor for the Bank of Central African States
Former director-general Lucas Abaga Nchama takes over at the top after the firing of his predecessor, Philibert Andzembe, over an embezzlement enquiry and unexplained losses
Zim’s Gono to meet Biti, Mugabe over diamond seizure
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Gideon Gono to meet with president and finance minister after police seize a reported 29kg of diamonds from the central bank
Israel inches towards rate-setting board
Bank of Israel law, which would set up a six-member Monetary Policy Committee, passes first of three readings in the Knesset
UK FSA chief executive in quit surprise
Financial Services Authority’s Hector Sants surprises City with decision to depart in the summer after three years as chief executive
No winners from Redrado’s row
The Central Bank of Argentina's conflict confronts the country with a Catch-22 situation from which the authorities cannot profit, argues Vladimir Werning, an economist at JP Morgan.