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Honduran president appoints new governor
Rebeca Santos was finance minister and faced fraud charges over political dispute
Polish president nominates governor for second term
Opposition politicians criticise Glapiński over rising inflation and claims of bias
Long-serving Bank of Uganda governor dies
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile sometimes courted controversy, but he also worked hard to defend the central bank’s autonomy
People: NGFS names Menon as chair
Armenia appoints a new deputy governor and the Polish senate approves two for the MPC
Chilean governor leaves central bank to become finance minister
Mario Marcel led central bank through period of social unrest and Covid-19 pandemic
Norges Bank appointment process stirs debate on independence
Nato chief and former prime minister Jens Stoltenberg is proving a controversial governor candidate
First deputy governor to leave Russian central bank
Bank of Russia appoints new officials in first major change to senior leadership in three years
Fed chair makes case for renomination
Powell needs 50 votes and may need at least three Republicans to side with his reappointment
People: BIS names chair; IMF appoints chief economist
De Galhau to chair BIS top governance body; international macroeconomist to lead IMF research; Bank Negara Malaysia appoints MPC member
Biden nominates three to Fed board
Republican senator signals likely opposition to president’s pick for top supervisor
RBNZ deputy governor leaves early over “breach of protocol”
Bascand talked about management restructuring with outside party
Benoît Cœuré to lead French competition authority
BIS Innovation Hub chief and former ECB executive set to return to Paris
Fed’s Clarida resigns after latest trading revelations
Vice-chair departs 17 days early after new disclosures about equities sales
People: Brazil’s Campos Neto comes down with Covid
Acting governor in Lesotho; Auer to head Eurosystem Innovation Hub; and more
Fed Board announces regional chairs and deputies
Proportion of women and ethnic minority directors at regional Feds increases
People: McWilliams resigns from FDIC
New appointments at IMF and Indonesian central bank
Adel Al-Sharkas appointed Central Bank of Jordan governor
Deputy governor promoted into top job as economy experiences “nascent” recovery
South Sudanese president fires governor for fifth time
President again dismisses governor as country’s economic crisis continues
GFXC names SNB’s Maechler as new chair
Swiss central banker succeeds Guy Debelle
New Zealand MPs grill Orr on policy and personnel
Opposition leaders criticise RBNZ governor for high inflation and staff turnover
German government names Nagel as new Bundesbank governor
Social Democratic party member is longstanding central banker and voiced scepticism over QE
ECB’s de Guindos tests positive for Covid-19
Vice-president has “very mild” symptoms and has not been in “close contact” with Christine Lagarde
Guinea junta replaces central bank leadership
Military president removes governor chosen by his civilian predecessor
People: Arce to lead ECB economics directorate
SNB deputy to retire; Vanuatu names new deputy; Glenn Stevens to chair Macquarie; and more