Governance
RBA sets up new panel of private-sector economists
Expert panel will meet at least twice a year; move follows “embarrassing” forecasting issues
Central Bank of Egypt governor resigns
Amer joins presidential staff amid inflation and currency crises
Ecuador government will not recognise new superintendent of banks
Legislature and government clash as courts disagree on legality of appointment process
El Salvador abolishes statistics agency
Central bank will absorb body that calculates inflation
BEAC governor clashes with political leaders over recruitment
Charges of nepotism follow dispute with Central African Republic over bitcoin
People: Pimco re-hires Fed’s Clarida
Burundian president replaces central bank chief; Israeli research chief stepping down
South Sudan president fires sixth governor
Moses Makur Deng ends seven-month stint as currency depreciates
East African states clash over location of regional central bank
‘Verification exercise’ gave Tanzania the highest score, prompting Uganda and Kenya to object
UK court recognises Venezuela opposition’s central bank board
Supreme court had already ruled in opposition’s favour last December
Polish Senate to decide on new MPC member
Opposition parties hold upper house majority and may pick more hawkish rate-setter
People: UK names veteran banker as chairman of BoE court
Appointments in Nicaragua, Cape Verde and Central African currency zone
People: World Bank appoints Gill as chief economist
Two members join Bank of Japan board, and senior IMF officials Lester and Rice step down
Millions stolen from central bank, Surinamese authorities say
Finance ministry official arrested as Dutch academic says corruption prevents central bank from functioning
Powell divests municipal bond holdings
Fed chair acted early to comply in with new ethics code at Federal Reserve
DNB officials propose framework for central bank capital
Study offers central banks a guide to the complexities of latent risk and independence
Poland law would fund coal benefit with central bank’s profit
National Bank of Poland remitted 95% of profits to government in 2020
Fed faces years of losses as interest rates rise
QE brought major interest rate risk onto central bank’s balance sheet
Endlessly interim? The struggle to appoint top US regulators
Two-year OCC vacancy is not that unusual in US system, but it may hamper initiative
Australian government to review RBA mandate and governance
Review will look into the board structure and performance, after RBA suffers criticism over policy choices
Lebanese prime minister ‘ready to replace governor’ after police raid
Investigating judge fails to find Riad Salameh, as PM says parties must agree on new governor
Polish governor accuses opposition of plotting violence against him
Glapiński says Tusk could use “a mob” to remove him and says opposition has broken law