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People: Yellen to leave Fed in February; Curaçao names temporary governor
Janet Yellen to step down from Fed board; retirement crisis sees flurry of appointments at Curaçao and Sint Maarten; Carstens hands in chairmanship at IMFC; and more
People: Riksbank appoints new head of financial stability
Sweden confirms the head of financial stability; BIS appoints new advisory board; Ukraine has new director of payment systems; and Angola reshuffles board of directors
Race to replace Agustín Carstens enters final stages
With less than a month to go before Bank of Mexico governor Carstens retires, analysts review potential candidates
People: Deputies appointed in Hong Kong and Oman
HKMA picks deputy chief executive and new director; Oman appoints vice-president; Central Bank of Kenya has new comms chief
New York Fed’s Dudley set to retire early
William Dudley says he wants to ensure a successor is in place “well before” the end of his term
People: Powell and Yellen comment on Fed chair pick; FPC member appointed
Nominee as Fed chair praises predecessors; UK’s FPC has new external member; and more
MPs clash with UK chancellor over diversity in central bank
Chair of parliamentary group says she is not convinced “all efforts” are being made to tackle gender unbalance
Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Fed chair
As a Fed governor, Powell has never issued votes of dissent against FOMC decisions
Angola appoints third central bank governor in two years
José de Lima Massano takes over during a political shift that could pave the way for changes to exchange rate policy
A new era for the BIS
As Basel III inches towards closure and a new BIS general manager prepares to move into his post, Jaime Caruana talks to Daniel Hinge about his eight years at the helm
Venezuela replaces governor after less than two months in office
Constituent assembly appoints MP as economy battles hyperinflation and economic collapse
People: MAS appoints cyber security chief in management reshuffle
MAS makes promotions including first chief cyber security office; Visco confirmed; Republicans turn on Yellen; Richmond Fed picks CFO; new chief of staff in Paraguay
Italian premier proposes Visco for a second term, despite opposition
Former prime minister Renzi tried to derail governor’s renewal, questioning his record on supervision
China’s party congress hints at new PBoC chief
Contest narrows to banking regulator head Guo Shuqing and Hubei province party secretary Jiang Chaoliang
Florens Luoga named new Bank of Tanzania governor
Tax lawyer and academic picked to head the central bank as Benno Ndulu completes second term
People: FSB appoints new secretary-general
ADB’s East Asia department and International Association of Deposit Insurers also gain new heads
Riksbank’s new stability chief resigns after less than a week
Henrik Braconier says he regrets stepping down from his former role with Finansinspektionen
People: Quarles confirmed for Fed role; Nigerian deputy nominated
Randal Quarles approved for Fed supervisory role; banker and gender equality activist picked for Nigerian deputy position
People: Israel picks MPC members after lengthy process; Brazil promotes deputies
Bank of Israel MPC members appointed after process spanning several years; Brazil promotes internal candidates; RBA has new international director; and more
Five-year extension for Riksbank governor Ingves
Swedish governor receives additional term as opposition allegedly blocks appointment of Karolina Ekholm; first deputy also receives renewed term
People: New Kyrgyz governor; six promotions in Sri Lanka
Kubanychbek Kulmatov takes over at NBKR after former governor departs early; six employees made assistant governors in Sri Lanka; and more
People: Portugal’s central bank appoints new deputy governors
Portuguese board also gains two new members; economist joins RBI board
People: Fijian interim governor appointed permanently, Azerbaijan deputy leaves
Fiji’s Ariff Ali appointed on permanent basis; Azerbaijan deputy steps down; Bank of England retains PRC members; and more
Mark Carney takes over two BIS chairmanships
Bank of England governor adds two further chair positions to his several existing roles, taking over from Agustín Carstens