Organisation
Review urges BIS to curb dominance of ‘house view’ in research
Panel including UK’s Charlie Bean finds BIS research has at times been “genuinely path-breaking” but should give economists more room to differ from the house view
Bank of Ghana improves communications strategy
A new 24-hour contact centre will allow queries from members of the public to be answered at all hours; the central bank encourages feedback on its communications
Sri Lankan government to restructure central bank
Central bank is to be restructured with amendments to the Banking Act, but disagreements remain between the finance minister and governor; inflation-targeting framework appears to be on track
IMF supports Chile move to form financial markets commission
Body will help with better co-ordination and information sharing between the financial sector and central bank; fund says central bank should be ready to cut rates if disinflation appears
Central Bank of Aruba to establish payments department
Central Bank of Aruba governor outlines aspects of its five-year strategic plan with payments at the forefront of development
Auditors’ report notes staffing and governance issues at ECB arm
National supervisors provide insufficient staff for inspection teams, report says
SBP looked to boost staffing and IT capabilities in past year
Annual report details HR, IT and cyber initiatives as part of broader effort to build capacity
Sarb governor underlines bank’s operational independence
The government cannot ‘dictate’ interest rate policy, governor Kganyago says, emphasising the South African Reserve Bank can implement ‘appropriate policy’ without political interference
BoE officials admit need for clearer communication
Mark Carney joined by deputies and COO at bank’s latest open forum, fielding questions from the general public; concerns surrounding funding for small enterprises and the bank’s rhetoric addressed
Sarb establishes anonymous whistleblowing hotline
New external hotline provides facility for the public to report misconduct to the central bank
Review proposes reforms to Riksbank research
External team recommends restructuring department, increasing its involvement with policy and boosting output – though it says Riksbank research is already “successful”
State Bank of Pakistan spends $1.2 million on department move
Banking subsidiary to move five of its operations to the northern and central provinces; move will help “streamline” operations, spokesperson says
Carney dismisses claim PM attacked BoE’s independence
BoE governor dismisses claims UK prime minister Theresa May attacked bank’s independence; Eurosceptic MP calls for government to be more critical of the central bank
'Institutional repositories' can boost research – Bank of Spain’s Selgas
Organising materials in an efficient manner online can support research and collaboration, says Bank of Spain’s chief librarian; system expected to launch in 2017
Ysaguirre leaves Central Bank of Belize
Former energy minister replaces central bank governor as term comes to an end; Joy Grant will take charge as economy struggles
Mohohlo to step down after 40 years at Bank of Botswana
Bank of Botswana pays tribute to longest-serving governor, highlighting her achievements in reforming the institution; president will nominate successor
IMF: Central Bank of Iran should ‘streamline’ committee membership
IMF assessment warns of committees “dominated” by government agencies; fund stresses the central bank should limit membership to its senior officials and independent experts
‘Significant progress’ on infrastructure overhaul – RBNZ annual report
Past year saw progress on replacement RTGS system, decision on new securities clearing system and the start of a project to modernise Treasury functions
Fischer: economics needs more diversity
Fed vice-chair says economics would benefit from more ethnic and gender diversity, outlining some ways in which the central bank is trying to move in that direction
Irish central bank announces major internal reorganisation
Bank will split market supervision department in two and create new financial stability directorate; full-time director of corporate affairs to be appointed
Greek central bank governor is ‘the real goal’ of police raid, wife says
Greek police raid the office of a company owned by the wife of central bank governor Yannis Stournaras; she denies all wrong-doing and says aim of raid is to “denigrate” her husband
BoE shines light on its gender pay gap
Men are still paid more than women at the central bank, though the gap is narrowing, and smaller within pay bands than across the organisation
The arrival of web-first publications
Websites have become the primary channel for distributing central bank publications, with PDF being the format of choice. The BIS's Christian Beslmeisl asks whether central banks could do better
‘Iconic’ Irish central bank property put on market
No asking price for Dame Street site – sale is by best bid; more than 1,500 central bank staff to move to new site in North Wall Quay