Governance
RBA announces senior staff movements
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced Friday 5 April that Keith Hall, currently Head of Financial Stability Department, will take up the position of Head of International Department, which became vacant on the appointment of Guy Debelle as Assistant…
Audit committees in central banks
This IMF Working Paper reviews the tasks and design of audit committees, increasingly recommended as a way to strengthen financial accountability and good central bank governance.
Central Bank of Sri Lanka redesigns website
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka announced Friday 30 March the launch of its redesigned website. The primary objective of re-designing the website was to present comprehensive information relating to all key functions of the CBSL, with the re-designed site…
Two new members join PBOC committee
A senior official from the State Council and the chairman of the Bank of Communications have been appointed new members to the central bank's 13-member monetary policy committee, Shanghai Securities News reported Friday 30 March.
Sweden's Srejber to step down
Eva Srejber, first deputy governor of the Swedish central bank, announced Thursday 29 March she was stepping down to join the EIB.
RBA appoints new deputy governor
The Reserve Bank of Australia announced Wednesday 28 March the appointment of Dr Guy Debelle as assistant governor for financial markets.
Bulgarian governor nominates deputy
The governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Ivan Iskrov on Thursday 15 March nominated Rumen Simeonov, 55, to take over as deputy governor in charge of bank supervision from Emilia Milanova.
BoE's Bean reappointed to MPC
Charlie Bean, the Bank of England's chief economist, has been reappointed to the rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for a further three year term from 1 June, the central bank confirmed Wednesday 14 March.
Every mistake imaginable
According to the article "Every mistake imaginable" published on Tuesday 13 March by Haaretz, critical mistakes at important times meant that the Bank of Israel's salary negotiations went on much longer than was necessary.
YV Reddy appointed chairman of the BIS in Asia
The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced Monday 12 March Yaga V Reddy as Chairman of the BIS Asian Consultative Council (ACC).
Simor nominates deputy governor in Hungary
Newly installed National Bank of Hungary (MNB) governor, Andras Simor, proposed Ferenc Karvalits as the MNB's deputy governor and member of the Monetary Council on Thursday 8 March.
Mexico's Senate rejects central bank nominee
The Mexican Senate rejected President Felipe Calderon's nominee for deputy governor of the Bank of Mexico on Thursday 8 March.
Japan to tap business chiefs for BOJ board- report
Japan's government will appoint a vice president of the country's largest trading company and a shipping company executive to the Bank of Japan's monetary policy board, the Nikkei business daily said Wednesday 7 March.
BOJ deputy Muto seen as favourite for governor
Many economists think that deputy Bank of Japan governor Toshiro Muto is the leading candidate to be the next Japanese central bank governor, a Jiji Press survey showed Friday 2 March.
Goldman Sachs role for ex-RBA chief
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Monday 5 March that former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane, will join its ranks as an international adviser.
Brazil's fin min says Bevilaqua's exit was routine
The resignation of Brazilian central bank economic policy director Afonso Bevilaqua represented a routine change that won't alter the direction of policy at the institution, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Friday 2 March.
RBNZ re-appoints Arthur Grimes to Board
Arthur Grimes has been re-appointed as a non-executive director on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Board for a second five-year term, finance minister Michael Cullen announced Monday 5 March.
Brazil's central bank econ director resigns
Brazilian central bank economic policy director Afonso Bevilaqua resigned Thursday 1 March citing "personal reasons" and an interest in "pursuing new projects," the central bank said in a statement.
New IMF chief economist nominated
International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo de Rato said Wednesday 28 February he would recommend Simon Johnson, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as the IMF's new chief economist.
Kenya names new head of central bank
Economics professor and think-tank director Njuguna Ndung'u was named as the new head of the Central Bank of Kenya on Thursday 1 March to replace the former governor who was suspended.
BoE announces retirement of Alastair Clark
Alastair Clark, adviser to the governor of the Bank of England on financial sector issues, is to retire from the Bank of England at Easter after nearly 36 years' service, the bank said Monday 26 February.
New China investment chief to be named
China is set to name a new head of the investment arm of the central bank, as it prepares to open a new agency to help manage the country's foreign currency reserves of more than $1 trillion, Reuters reported from Shanghai on Monday 26 February.
Brazil's Lula considers central bank changes
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is preparing to order changes in the board of directors of the country's central bank, Dow Jones reported Thursday 22 February.
BoC's Jenkins on the Bank of Canada Act
In a speech given on 20 February Paul Jenkins of the Bank of Canada said in terms of openness and transparency, in many ways, the importance of these issues goes to the heart of our main responsibility: the conduct of monetary policy.