Governance
Latvian parliament approves Kazaks as next central bank governor
Economist takes charge as government pursues reforms after money-laundering allegations
Lagarde promises wide-ranging review of ECB monetary policy
ECB to form digital currency task force as Lagarde calls for EU action on green finance
Overhaul of RBA archive sees a third of records digitalised
Externally-facing archive will give public greater insight into central bank’s history – review
People: BIS picks Lamfalussy fellow; Iceland appoints research director
BIS names 2020 fellow; Icelandic central bank promotes economist; Jekaterina Govina becomes director of supervision in Lithuania
Tribute to a great man
Peter Bakstansky highlights Paul Volcker’s legacy of probity and integrity
IMF head warns Ukrainian president over banking scandal
Central bank sues lawmaker over what it says are slanderous statements on behalf of oligarch
Paul Volcker, 1927–2019
Fed chair made his name battling inflation, and left his mark on independence and post-crisis financial regulations
Argentinian president appoints new governor
Miguel Angel Pesce rejects high interest rates as means of reducing inflation and backs price controls
Marvin Goodfriend, 1950–2019
The leading economist and former Fed official died on December 5
Poloz to leave Bank of Canada in June 2020
Governor has decided not to seek a second term
Turkish central bank faces sluggish economy and political pressure
Updated policy framework includes major increase in MPC meetings, but few other changes
Argentine governor resigns before new president takes over
Guido Sandleris calls for economic consensus and central bank independence to tackle high inflation
Latvian coalition nominates new central bank governor
Nominee has publicly disavowed current governor as authorities try to deal with serious allegations
Book notes: The Japanese central banking system compared with its European and American counterparts, by Yoshiharu Oritani
Book has “no equal” in reviewing new microeconomic theory for central banking
New Zealand’s life insurers failing to improve conduct risk management – Orr
RBNZ “underwhelmed” by response from life insurers to conduct recommendations
Carney named UN special envoy on climate risk
Governor will join the UN’s staff on his departure from the Bank of England