Governance

Al-Wazir starts as Palestine governor

Jihad Al-Wazir began his term as governor of the Palestine Monetary Authority on Tuesday after Mahmoud Abbas, Palestine's president, approved the appointment on Sunday.

UAE governor wants to stay on

Reports that Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi, the governor of the Central Bank of the UAE, was planning to step down when his four-year term ends next week, to be replaced by Saeed Mubarak Rashid al-Hajeri, chairman of Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, have been…

De Gregorio set to become Chilean governor

Jose de Gregorio, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Chile will take over from Vittorio Corbio as governor of the central bank later this week, Michelle Bachelet, Chile's president, announced on Monday.

Abed tips deputy Al-Wazir for PMA governor

George Abed, the former governor of the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA), told Central Bank News on Wednesday that he expects Jihad al-Wazir, the deputy governor and current acting governor, to succeed him.

City wants to keep King

City of London bankers and economists have said they want Mervyn King, the beleaguered governor of the Bank of England, to serve a second term.

An American libertarian

In his recently published memoirs, Alan Greenspan presents an impassioned defence of American capitalism and outlines his fears of over-regulation of financial markets, argues David Mayes

Strauss-Kahn takes over at IMF

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France's former finance minister, began his five-year term at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday. He acknowledged that he is taking over at a time when the Fund desperately needs reform and to reach out to emerging…

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