Governance
Turkish central bank raises rates but hints tightening is over
Governor denies accusations against her family as inflation continues to rise
Internal investigation criticises former Boston, Dallas Fed chiefs
Report says officials created appearance of conflict of interest, but stops short of alleging criminality
Over half of ECB staff think Lagarde’s work is poor, union claims
ECB rejects survey as flawed and says its own figures show high levels of pride among staff
Local preferences affect US bank lending to minorities – research
Ethnic minorities’ credit access is affected by stakeholders, NY Fed paper finds
Bank of Thailand rejects prime minister’s rate cut call
Assistant governor says cutting rates cannot provide a quick fix to economic problems
Philippine president removes Diokno as finance minister
Marcos gives former governor a place on central bank monetary board after rice subsidy clash
Borio and Zöllner to depart BIS in 2024
Hyun Song Shin and Luis Bengoechea will fill roles left by top economist and banker
Polish court blocks state from investigating governor
Prime minister has vowed to remove Glapiński from office, alleging unconstitutional behaviour
Singapore moves to expand MAS’s supervisory powers
Central bank would oversee currently unregulated activities and have greater investigative remit
Former PBoC deputy makes televised corruption confession
Fan Yifei admits to accepting benefits from businesspeople on state broadcaster
Alberto Musalem becomes St Louis Fed president
Musalem will start on April 2 and be a voting member of FOMC in 2025
Thai prime minister clashes with central bank governor over policy
PM calls for lower rates amid negative inflation while governor criticises government’s handout plans
Philippines could cut rates by 100bp this year, says minister
Benjamin Diokno’s comments contrast with governor’s December assessment of future inflation
First woman appointed as Bosnian central bank governor
Years of deadlock end after politicians agree to Jasmina Selimović’s appointment
Belgian governor gets temporary extension to time in office
Central bank council “deeply regrets” government’s failure to agree on reappointing Wunsch
Former PBoC official jailed for 16 years for corruption
Court finds Sun Guofeng took $2.94 million in bribes and conducted inside trading
China appoints PBoC deputy governor
Authorities name more senior regulatory officials as shake-up continues
Finance ministry rep: a guest, a partner or an intruder?
Many central banks let government officials participate in policy meetings. Is that wise?
People: October to December 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Latvian ex-governor Rimšēvičs sentenced to six years in prison
Court finds former central bank governor guilty of taking bribes
IMF members approve 50% increase in quotas
Decision was not unanimous and leaves voting shares unchanged
Montenegro appoints Radović as first woman governor
New governor takes office after former president failed to keep predecessor in role