Governance
Goldfajn to step down as Brazilian governor, says incoming minister
Next governor likely to be Santander executive
People: US Senate confirms new Fed board member
Bank of Mexico deputy resigns for health reasons; Brazilian supervisor to lead regional body
Deputy to lead Bank of Israel amid appointment delay
Amir Yaron unlikely to be in governor’s office before the next monetary policy meeting
UAE central bank cuts cap on housing loans
Government carries out major increase in public spending
People: Former Malawian governor dies
Mathews Chikaonda served as governor in the 1990s; new senior appointments made at the BIS; and more
Irish central bank to buy two more buildings
Move will be partly funded by sale of Spencer Dock building, CBI says
US academic likely to be next Bank of Israel governor
Amir Yaron likely to be appointed by Israeli cabinet but observer raises doubts about independence
Three tricks to remove a troublesome Eurosystem governor
Eurozone authorities have learnt how to circumvent central bank independence
People: Sri Lanka’s central bank promotes two new deputy governors
Attygalle and Karunarantne promoted to deputy governor, Kilponen to succeed Välimäki at Bank of Finland, and more
ECB nominates Enria as next head of banking supervisor
Italian candidate likely to be accepted as next head of SSM
Basel rules force small countries to face irrelevant risks – Bahamas governor
Stress-testing parameters irrelevant for many small jurisdictions, Rolle says
Reducing central bank independence harms economies, Poloz warns
Turkish and Argentinian governments part of “worrying” trend, Canadian governor says
Rajan sees room for disagreement between RBI and government
But former governor says triggering Section 7 would be cause to be “very worried”
Flug defends Bank of Israel’s role as government economic adviser
Departing governor clashed with executive over public spending priorities
Malaysian central bank to offer $250 million in housing loans
BNM holds internal inquiry into land deal as former prime minister is charged
The EU tries to rethink its faltering AML regime
What options are available, and what challenges remain?
Bank of Canada publishes 30 years of staff forecasts
Online database “further step” in transparency efforts, deputy governor Wilkins says
RBNZ makes major changes to leadership structure
Central bank to be headed by a senior leadership team
Cyprus ex-governor says government errors helped bring bank down
Demetriades rejects attacks claims made by CBC predecessor Orphanides
Government steps in as RBI row escalates
Governor Patel rumoured to have threatened resignation
Cuban senate issues new financial system laws
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