Governance
New Turkish governor presides over sharp rate rise
Erdoğan changes rhetoric to say country must be prepared to swallow “bitter pill” to beat inflation
Brainard criticises Fed’s diversity efforts
Lack of diversity is holding back the economics profession, says senior Fed official
Nigerian central bank freezes protestors’ accounts
Central bank says it is carrying out routine investigation, but protestors say it is targeting them
US Senate rejects Shelton for Fed job
Republicans fail to muster enough support for controversial candidate, but second vote is possible
Trump nominee Shelton moving closer to Senate vote
Observers say Murkowski’s statement removes one potential barrier to Shelton being approved
UK government pledges economy-wide climate disclosures by 2025
FCA says firms worth $3.8 trillion will disclose climate risks over next three years
Vietnamese politburo warns former central bank governor
Nguyen Van Binh formally warned over handling of bad debts and loans to bank
Vietnamese central bank gets first female governor
Deputy governor Nguyen Thi Hong to become the first governor of State Bank of Vietnam
IMF postpones 2021 annual meeting in Morocco
Meeting will go ahead in Washington, DC, instead, with new Marrakesh date scheduled for 2022
Turkish finance minister quits after president fires governor
Finance minister resigns before new governor signals he will consider raising policy rates
Wilkins to leave Bank of Canada five months early
Replacement will need to have experience leading organisations through “change and uncertainty”
People: Iceland’s central bank makes senior appointments
New legal head at Bank of Finland, and Bank of Israel appoints spokesperson and IT chief
Riksbank governor criticises proposed central bank law
Lawmakers’ proposal would damage ability to deal with crises and reduce independence – Ingves
Brazilian Senate passes bill increasing central bank independence
Legislation still needs to be approved by the lower chamber of Congress
Colombia’s governor to leave central bank in December
Departure could open door to Ana Fernanda Maiguashca as first female governor
Barbados governor hits back at AML ‘blacklisting’
Action by EU is “pernicious” amid pandemic and IMF programme, says Cleviston Haynes
South Sudan president fires governor again
President has now fired four governors and eight finance ministers, as multiple crises continue
Lebanese central bank ‘has not handed over audit documents’
Media reports say embattled central bank has not provided basic data on transactions
ECB council gives green light to Frank Elderson’s appointment
Dutch official set to replace Yves Mersch on December 14, but still needs parliamentary backing
Ukrainian deputy governor publicly criticises central bank
Governor effectively takes responsibility for banking supervision away from leading reformer
RBI governor tests positive for Covid-19
Shaktikanta Das is one of the most senior central bankers to test positive for coronavirus