Governance
RBI deputy Acharya quits early
Viral Acharya was outspoken on issues of independence
Carney voices concern over ‘hard Brexit’ tariffs
BoE governor appears to differ with leading candidate to lead UK government
Ramaphosa confirms Sarb mandate remains unchanged
South African president defends central bank independence following attacks from his party
Carney pledges BoE will shape ‘future of finance’
BoE considers innovations on balance sheet, SME credit and climate stress tests; Carney says BoE will approach Facebook’s Libra with “open mind”, not “open door”
Ukrainian court bars central bank deputy governor from carrying out duties
Central bank says court ruling breaks law, as legal battle over nationalised lender continues
Fischer warns Trump could sabotage Fed crisis response
Fed independence under “unprecedented” threat and second Trump term would harm US – Fischer
El Salvador appoints new central bank chief
Seasoned civil servant Carlos Federico Paredes appointed by new political outsider president
Afghan governor resigns, citing health reasons
Central bank faces major challenges in war-torn country, but IMF recently praised progress
Bolsonaro intrudes into Brazil’s economic institutions
President forces head of Brazilian Development Bank to resign; central bank denies existence of monetary union plans
IMF formalises strategy on ‘social spending’
Lagarde says tackling inequality, exclusion and other social problems is key to rebuilding trust
RBNZ to promote internal use of Māori language
Agreement is part of wider efforts in New Zealand to revitalise language
Carney says lack of gender diversity is ‘enormous missed opportunity’
Governor shares advice from BoE’s efforts to encourage greater diversity
Next Bank of Jamaica governor chosen
Businessman and financier Richard Byles to take over on August 19
Martin Feldstein, 1939–2019
The US economist was hugely influential in shaping both policy and economic research
National Bank of Romania resists the populists – for now
Veteran governor Mugur Isărescu has run a largely successful campaign to defend the central bank’s independence during a turbulent year
BoE unveils strategic priorities for 2019
Annual report says focus will remain on Brexit, but resilience, fintech and an overhaul of the BoE’s own operations are also priorities
Romania’s Mugur Isarescu on independence in a ‘post-truth’ world
National Bank of Romania veteran governor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about the country’s shift to a market economy, challenges in the eurozone and independence in a ‘post-truth’ world
ECB queries changes to Austrian central bank law
But collapse of government puts future of draft law and identity of next governor in doubt