Governance
ECB taking further steps to address gender imbalance - Isabel Schnabel
Efforts to foster greater inclusion of women help tackle “groupthink”, says board member
BoE admits errors over audio leak
BoE dismissed warning over leak of audio and should have identified breach sooner, report says
People: Denmark names board member; interim chief quits UK FCA
Signe Krogstrup joins board; Chris Woolard to leave FCA after chairing review; MAS shuffles top ranks; long-serving central banker departs Bank of Namibia
Algerian president appoints fifth governor since 2016
Previous governor became finance minister in June as government faces severe economic problems
Iraqi prime minister changes central bank governor
New governor pledges banking reform as finance minister warns country needs economic change
Carolyn Wilkins announces departure from the Bank of Canada
Deputy governor who led emergency asset purchases says BoC “is in good hands”
People: Shelton unlikely to have enough votes for Fed role
Judy Shelton’s nomination in doubt; Fed appoints new director of monetary affairs; Bermuda Monetary Authority promotes insurance director
BoE reveals Covid-19 expenditure
Central bank spent over $14,000 a week on additional cleaning
UK regulators extend complaints review after pressure from lawmakers
Outgoing complaints commissioner says proposed changes raise “significant policy issues”
People: Bank of Israel appoints senior officials
Governor appoints new director-general and head of communications; retired judge heads bank director vetting committee
Netherlands nominates Frank Elderson to the ECB board
NGFS chair would replace Yves Mersch, whose term expires in December 2020
People: UK regulators appoint new complaints commissioner
Central banks in Madagascar and Barbados get new board members
Ukraine replaces deputy governor as more senior officials leave
Latest change at central bank comes as donors watch closely for signs of interference
People: African Development Bank president re-elected for second term
AfDB president gets further five years as chief; Burundi and Guinea appoint vice-governors
Influential Fed economist Thomas Laubach dies
Current and former Fed officials pay tribute to the US central bank’s German influencer, who died on September 2
Book notes: Quest for restoring financial stability in India, by Viral Acharya
A definitive contribution to the political economy of central banking in emerging economies, but Acharya does not acknowledge the challenges moving forward
BoE open to heterodox tools in new research agenda
Traditional tools of economic analysis “cannot always answer every question”, says Andrew Bailey
Mexican governor and president clash over loan allegations
Díaz de Leon says controversial loan decision was made before he headed development bank
World Economic Forum postponed due to Covid-19
Health experts advised meeting would not be safe to take place in early 2021, spokesman says
Carney to lead asset manager’s climate change strategy
Former BoE governor joins Canadian firm Brookfield and will continue in UN climate role
Liberian court acquits all defendants in central bank trial
Judge strongly criticises decision to try former governor who president accused of corruption
People: IMF appoints strategy head
Pazarbasioglu moves back to IMF; Lithuanian president appoints central bank board member