Governance
Stability role will turn up political heat – Ortiz
Enhanced stability mandate likely to be accompanied by more political scrutiny, says Bank for International Settlements chairman and governor of the Bank of Mexico
Sri Lanka's Jayamaha moves into politics
Ranee Jayamaha has stood down as a deputy governor at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka after 37 years of service with the institution.
Antiguan head regulator charged over Stanford
Leroy King charged by SEC
Posen to join Bank's MPC
Adam Posen, a deputy director at the Peterson Institute, is to replace Tim Besley on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
India names new deputy governor
Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty is the new deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India.
Bank of Israel, fin min fall out over new law
The governor of the Bank of Israel has lashed out at what he sees as renewed attempts by the Israeli finance ministry to block the passing of a new central bank law.
On how credit ratings are used
A report by the Joint Forum has uncovered several trends in the use of credit ratings by the official sector.
Ex-Indonesia governor gets two years
Syahril Sabirin, a former governor of Bank Indonesia, will face two years in jail after the country's highest court overturned a verdict given seven years ago.
Fed emails point to BoA pressure on Merrill deal
Emails sent by Federal Reserve officials and subpoenaed by government investigators appear to back claims that Ben Bernanke pressurised Bank of America to go ahead with its takeover of investment bank Merrill Lynch after the bank attempted to back out of…
Zuma names Mminele as new SARB deputy
Daniel Mminele will become a deputy governor at the South African Reserve Bank at the beginning of next month.
Fed's supervision head to step down
Roger Cole, the director of the Federal Reserve's division of banking supervision, and regulation is to retire after 30 years at the central bank.
Iceland's losses soar on back of writedowns
The Central Bank of Iceland made a Ikr8.63 billion ($69m) loss in 2008 after it wrote off Ikr75 billion ($607m) in collateral loans following the collapse of the country's banking sector.
Fed to hire ex-Enron lobbyist?
The Federal Reserve is set to hire a former Enron lobbyist to defend itself against Congressional charges of opacity, it was reported on Friday.
Cuba gets first new governor in 14 years
Ernesto Medina, the head of one of Cuba's major banks, has replaced Francisco Soberon as governor of the central bank.
New Nigerian governor criticises Soludo
Lamido Sanusi, confirmed as the new governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday, said he disagreed with his predecessor's plans to re-denominate the naira made back in 2007.
Awkward handover for Nigerian governor
The Nigerian central bank faces considerable uncertainty over the immediate future of the position of its governor.
Bulgarian governor wins second term
Ivan Iskrov has been granted a second stint as governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), after two-thirds of lawmakers voted in favour of his reappointment.
Ukraine's central bank faces auditors
Accusations of mismanagement and corruption at the National Bank of Ukraine are to be investigated by international auditors, according to an official at the central bank.
Tussle over Gono intensifies
Political wrangling over Gideon Gono's position as the head of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe intensified on Tuesday after Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister, called for the governor to be removed from office.
ECB staff set for "warning" strike
European Central Bank (ECB) staff are to take industrial action for the first time ever over pensions reform.