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Somalia central bank begins global search for new governor
Central bank looks for suitable candidate to continue major reforms, as country attempts to recover following decades of conflict
People: Bank of Spain governor nominates new deputy
Governor nominates first female candidate to deputy role; central banks in Colombia and Seychelles get new board members; IMF appoints new legal head
Podcast: LSE’s Ilka Gleibs discusses the psychology behind diversity
LSE professor discusses why people need to stop blaming women’s behaviour for a lack of diversity within economics and central banking
People: Maurice Obstfeld to retire from IMF in December
Macau reappoints monetary authority chairman to one-year term
New Central Bank of Iran governor appointed
Ministers choose not to renew the term of Valiollah Seif, amid continued rial instability
Central Bank of Ireland criticises banks for gender imbalance
Approach to diversity is inconsistent and not evident in a number of cases, review finds
Ukraine’s central bank goes back to 5% inflation target
National Bank of Ukraine raises rates, despite falling core and headline inflation
People: Olli Rehn enters office as Bank of Finland governor
PBoC governor joins G30; new board members appointed at Barbados’ central bank; and more
Croatian parliament reappoints Vujčić as governor after delay
Economist turned politician becomes deputy governor; three vice-governors also appointed
BoE minority staff score lower in first diversity survey
While BAME scores were lower, the central bank said staff were “generally positive” about inclusiveness
People: Palestine Monetary Authority appoints new deputy governor
New members appointed to Finnish and Swiss boards
Bank of Israel’s Flug to stand down in November
First female governor stresses importance of central bank independence
Liberian president names Nathaniel Patray as next CBL governor
Nominee has more than 30 years’ experience and stayed in war-torn capital, local media says
People: Kosovo appoints new deputy governor
Bank of Spain has a new director-general for economics; Atlanta Fed appoints senior vice-president
Liberia’s central bank chief resigns amid reports of ‘government pressure’
Local media reports Weeks resisted government pressure to agree to loan financing
Russia changes security operation, makes senior appointments
Bank of Russia deputy governor appointed and monetary policy head retires
People: new RBI deputy; Ingves to chair Toronto Centre
ECB appoints director general of micro-prudential supervision; HKMA has new executive director of financial infrastructure; Liberia appoints new board
People: BIS appoints RBA’s Lowe to succeed Dudley on financial system committee
Lowe will chair committee charged with financial stability; IMF gets new media chief; and more
Malaysian government names Nor Shamsiah Mohd as new governor
Former deputy governor led investigation of 1MDB and recommended prosecution
Ethiopian government appoints new bank governor
No reason given for replacement as new prime minister announces major economic liberalisation strategy
People: China appoints new monetary policy committee
IMF’s general counsel retires; Czech National Bank appoints new comms director
Ukrainian central bank appoints first deputy and deputy governors
New first deputy governor was key figure in banking clean-up
Central Bank of Venezuela gets another new president
Ramón Lobo becomes latest victim of institution’s revolving door
Sudanese central bank president dies in Turkey
Hazem Abdelqader had served 18 months, and was the third governor since March 2011