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People: Maltese deputy resigns; India and Macedonia seek new deputies
Alfred Mifsud resigns from Central Bank of Malta following civil dispute with former partner; India and Macedonia advertise for senior officials; and more
Lebanese government reappoints Salameh as governor
Governor will face considerable pressures from political factions and the refugee crisis
Long-standing Uzbek central bank chairman dies
Fayzulla Mullazhanov led the central bank since its formation following the collapse of the Soviet Union
People: Romanian deputy nominated; Belgium’s Dewatripont leaves central bank
Romania to soon have new deputy governor, pending parliamentary approval; National Bank of Belgium’s deputy Dewatripont leaves central bank; India creates CFO role; and more
Tromp claims prosecutors are acting ‘negligently’; rejects tax fraud claims
Suspended governor accuses prosecutor’s office of being “driven by forces other than establishing the truth”; Tromp rejects allegation of tax fraud and claims he has acted within the law
People: US assembles bank regulation team; Mrva reappointed
US administration begins assembling banking regulation team with OCC appointment; Slovakian board member appointed for fourth term; and more
Philippines deputy nominated as next governor
Duterte selects deputy governor to take over from Tetangco when his term ends in July; Espenilla’s background is in financial supervision and regulation
Tromp to face trial for tax fraud
Governor of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten owes $3.1 million in tax, investigators claim; central bank faces staffing problems as top managers head for retirement
Pakistan appoints deputy as interim governor
Governor Wathra not appointed for second three-year term despite reviving the banking sector; Riazuddin appointed for a provisional period of three months until replacement can be found
Outgoing Ukrainian governor is confident president will choose right candidate
Valeria Gontareva tells Central Banking she faced “evil slander campaign”
People: Atlanta and Richmond Federal Reserve banks fill senior roles
New vice-presidents among other appointments at Fed banks in Atlanta and Richmond; ESM appoints deputy counsel
People: RBNZ’s Bascand takes new role; Lithuanian deputy reappointed
Geoff Bascand becomes head of financial stability; Raimondas Kuodis gets a second term; Bank of Israel promotes two officials
Influential UK committee chair Andrew Tyrie to step down
MP says he will not seek re-election, ending a 20-year career in parliament, during which he oversaw major changes to UK financial regulation
New governor appointed at Reserve Bank of Malawi
Former government official takes over from Charles Chuka, who spent five years as governor
BoJ board nominations add to dovish slant
Japan’s government has nominated two economists seen as likely to support further easing, in the place of two frequent dissenters
People: Pakistan and Uzbekistan appoint deputies; Bangladesh Bank names new chief economist
Jameel Ahmad promoted to deputy role at Pakistan central bank; former IMF mission chief appointed as chief economist at Bangladeshi central bank
People: Interim deputy for Ireland; Turkish MPC member quits
Ireland shuffles top positions as Cyril Roux departs; Turkey’s Aysan is returning to academia; Esma appoints new board members
Ukraine’s Gontareva to step down
NBU governor says her mission is complete, resigning three years into a seven-year term amid intense pressure
Book notes: Architects of the Euro, edited by Kenneth Dyson and Ivo Maes
This biographical study of the 10 key players in the development of the Economic and Monetary Union provides a contrast to more historical analyses
Fed’s Jeffrey Lacker quits over information leak
Richmond Fed president resigns after admitting he leaked information from the September 2012 FOMC meeting; Lacker failed to report indiscretion on three occasions
RBI’s Patel gets pay rise but remains cheap by G20 standards
RBI governor sees his pay increase somewhat relative to his predecessor, but other G20 governors and even other RBI staff earn substantially more
Ghanaian president nominates economist as governor
Ernest Addison is a lead regional economist at the African Development Bank
People: Russia’s Elvira Nabiullina reappointed; SBV creates fintech group
Governor of the Bank of Russia handed a second term by Vladimir Putin; State Bank of Vietnam creates fintech committee; Haiti appoints fund director
PBoC appoints two to monetary policy committee
Guo Shuqing and Ding Xuedong join policymaking panel in reshuffle of senior officials