Governance
IMF budget flat for another year
Fund faces eighth year with its budget unchanged in real terms
Politicians pressured Sarb to help allegedly corrupt figures – governor
South African central bank was told to give banking licence to Gupta family – Kganygago
Suriname's president replaces fired governor
New governor vows to not bow to political pressure and finance public spending
Bank of Israel slams critical report into supervision
So-called Tycoon Committee “ignores material facts” and reaches “mistaken conclusions”, says central bank
‘They could do nothing’: insights into political interference at the Fed
Interviews with former Fed chiefs reveal what it is like to be chair when politicians want their way
Promotion chances crucial to boosting gender balance at central banks – ECB
European Central Bank assesses success of diversity policies in addressing gender gap
BoE to implement TCFD climate impact recommendations
Mark Carney unveils UK central bank’s move at NGFS event in Paris
Austrian central bank gives strong warning on draft regulation law
Changes would harm balance and efficiency and increase influence of special interests – OeNB
Podcast: North Macedonia on the brink of change
New central bank governor is determined to put own stamp on institution
ECB starts publishing senior officials’ declarations of interest
Mario Draghi is one of the senior officials to hold over €100,000 in a bank directly supervised by ECB
People: Saunders and Kashyap reappointed to BoE committees
BoE reappoints its most hawkish member to Monetary Policy Committee; RBNZ gains new chief economist; ESM appoints new audit board member
Draghi expresses concern over Fed independence
ECB governor says he is “especially” worried by events in US
Maduro regime arrests two central bank workers
Officials detained after meeting with Venezuelan presidential challenger Juan Guaidó
Brexit muddies water in search for Carney replacement
UK chancellor says candidates are put off by the thought of having to debate politics
Powell asserts independence in speech to US lawmakers
Fed chairman says US must maintain global leadership
Brazilian president unveils draft law to increase central bank independence
Draft law would give governor fixed term but nine similar measures have failed since 1991
Cain may not be able to pass US Senate hearings
Herman Cain likely to be rejected, but Stephen Moore’s chances still unclear
Yellen weighs in on Trump’s potential Fed nominations
Those “who come with a political view” may not get much traction at FOMC meetings, Yellen says
ECB nominates Yves Mersch to supervisory board
Lautenschläger gains new responsibilities on governing council
UK Labour Party floats idea of house price target for BoE
Report from opposition party suggests central bank could target 2% house price growth