Governance
Smolii says central banks can learn from private sector communications
Central banks need a two-way dialogue with their “clients”, governor says
IMF paper urges central banks to seek wider audience
Central banks could do more to broaden their message, senior official says
IMF publishes first review of programmes since financial crisis
Directors say growth assumptions are often unrealistic and call for closer look at debt restructuring
Book notes: The third pillar, by Raghuram Rajan
Rajan sets out ambitious – but deliberately non-radical – manifesto for reform at local level
ECB criticises revised Romanian tax law
New proposals could harm banks and distort lending, ECB says
Johannes Witteveen, 1921–2019
Witteveen headed IMF during one of the most turbulent periods in monetary history
People: Zimbabwe governor given second term
Patterson steps down as Bank of Canada deputy governor; Romanian deputy becomes IMF rep
Willingness is not enough to achieve equality – BoE’s Place
COO says she has changed her views on what needs to be done to achieve gender equality
HSBC hires BoE’s cyber risk chief
Watchdog’s CISO will serve as UK bank’s first head of resilience risk
Judy Shelton could be Trump’s next Fed pick
Shelton, like Trump’s two previous picks, is a gold standard advocate
Education, education, education: designing a master’s in global central banking
The BoE’s Paul Fisher says there is a growing need for all-round central banking education
Nigerian president nominates Emefiele for second term as governor
Governor has been most important figure in Nigerian economic policy for last five years
Sharon Donnery to step in as acting Central Bank of Ireland governor
Donnery to serve as acting governor for the three months between the terms of Lane and Makhlouf
Ghana holds first Financial Stability Council meeting
Council was established after central bank confronted crisis in commercial lenders
Haldane outlines vision of locally-modelled economies
BoE chief economist backs Raghuram Rajan’s idea of a revival of communities
Former IMF official appointed SBP governor
IMF’s Egypt representative takes helm at State Bank of Pakistan as country seeks fund support
Lebanese central bank strike ‘shut down local banks’
Staff consider further strike action over rumoured salary cuts as government faces fiscal crisis