Governance
Deloitte chief nominated to Hungary's central bank
Hungarian prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany on Friday 16 February nominated Andras Simor, chief of the Hungarian arm of auditing and consulting giant Deloitte, as be new governor of the central bank.
RBNZ appoints deputy governor
Grant Spencer has been appointed deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, RBNZ governor Alan Bollard announced Friday 16 February.
Reports say Brazil's Meirelles will keep job
Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ruled out the possibility of replacing central bank chief Henrique Meirelles, according to media reports Wednesday 14 February.
RBA's Battellino appointed deputy governor
The Australian government appointed Ric Battellino as deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia on Wednesday 14 February for a five-year term.
Carlos Hurtado named to Mexico central bank board
Mexican president Felipe Calderon nominated Carlos Hurtado, a former deputy finance minister in charge of spending, to the central bank board, Bloomberg reported Tuesday 13 February.
Dispute over Slovenia's new central bank governor
Slovenia's president Janez Drnovsek refused on Monday 12 February to withdraw his candidate for the new central bank governor, despite fierce opposition to the appointment from the ruling party, the Associated Press said.
Financial education: what central banks can achieve
Central banks increasingly realise the importance of educating the public. Drawing on presentations given at recent a conference organised by the National Bank of Poland, Narayan Lakshman looks at how they go about this
Making central banks legitimate
As unelected bodies, central banks should concern themselves with the grounds for the legitimacy, says Frank Vibert
China's new reserve strategy
Hui Feng goes behind the scenes in Bijing to report on the new guidelines governing the management of the world's first trillion dollar pile of official reserves
Cleveland Fed's new Head of Banking Supervision
Stephen Jenkins has been appointed senior vice president responsible for the banking supervision function at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, effective 1 March 2007.
RBNZ appoints John McDermott Head of Economics
Dr John McDermott has been appointed Head of Economics at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, the RBNZ said Friday 9 February.
Burundi's central bank chief moves to v president
Burundi's parliament on Friday 9 February transferred central bank governor Gabriel Ntisezerana to the post of second vice president after his predecessor was sacked in a dispute.
Brazil's fin min says central bank chief staying
Brazil's central bank president Henrique Meirelles will remain in the job even though he has been criticised by some members of the government for his conservative stance, finance minister Guido Mantega told reporters on Wednesday 7 February.
Samoobrona candidate may join NBP board
According to Sunday 4 February's issue of Newsweek Polska, Andrzej Lepper, head of Self-Defence (Samoobrona), is looking forward to placing his candidate on the management board of the National Bank of Poland.
Bank of Italy shuffles management
Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy, has begun reshuffling his management team ahead of a meeting with unions this week, La Stampa reported Friday 3 February.
Klitzing joins Norges Bank Investment Management
Espen Klitzing has been appointed Chief Financial Officer at Norges Bank Investment Management, the bank said Friday 2 February.
Lewis named as Richmond Fed deputy chair
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Wednesday 31 January named a new deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Bank of Russia appoints new deputy chairman
The Bank of Russia said Thursday 1 February that it had appointed a new deputy chairman to replace Andrei Kozlov, who was shot dead in a crime widely linked to his work at the central bank.
Slovene president defends Gaspari nomination
Slovenia's president Janez Drnovsek has defended his decision to nominate Mitja Gaspari for a second term as central bank governor. "His contribution to the development of the Slovenian financial system is great," Drnovsek told POP TV on Sunday 28…
Hungary's PM to discuss central bank nomination
Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany has invited leaders from the country's parliamentary parties for a meeting next week to discuss the nomination for central bank governor, the bbj.hu website reported Tuesday 30 January.
Canada's Dodge to talk over second term in June
Bank of Canada governor David Dodge has said governing Canada's central bank is "still fun," and that he will speak with the board in June about whether or not to seek a second term as governor.
Ex-RBA chief joins Woolworths board
Woolworths has appointed former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane to its board, the company said in a statement on Tuesday 30 January.
Chou promoted at Taiwan central bank
According to the Taipei Times, the central bank of China in Taiwan announced Monday 29 January that George Chou, who serves as director-general of the foreign exchange department, will be promoted to the position of deputy governor.
Ex-Fed's Rivlin says Bernanke gets an 'A'
"In general, I think he's doing a very good job...I think he gets an A on several different grounds," former Federal Reserve vice chairwoman Alice Rivlin told Kyodo News in an interview published Monday 29 January, ahead of the anniversary of Bernanke's…