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RBA’s Heath highlights changing nature of Australian workforce
Automation, ageing population and decline of industry are reshaping the labour market’s demand for skills, head of economic analysis says, with lessons for central bank recruiting
People: BoE appoints Brexit co-ordinator; Lagarde chooses Selassie to head Africa department
Phil Evans put in charge of work on UK’s exit from European Union at the Bank of England; Christine Lagarde appoints new Africa chief; and more
People: Dennis Lockhart to stand down; Buch becomes Irving Fisher committee chair
Atlanta Fed president quits after 10 years at bank; Claudia Buch becomes chair of the BIS’s stats-focused committee; new head of research at the New York Fed
BoE’s Shafik to step down early
Deputy governor reveals she is to take up post as director of the London School of Economics in 2017, leaving the central bank more than two years before her term was due to end
People: Turkish deputy appointed; Dominican Republic governor and deputy to serve again
Former HSBC and Citigroup banker joins the ranks of the Central Bank of Turkey; long-standing Dominican Republic governor and deputy invited to serve again; and more
German economist wins central bank prize
Klaus Adam wins award jointly sponsored by SNB, Bundesbank and National Bank of Austria for “innovative work” on asset prices and monetary policy
People: Debelle becomes RBA deputy governor
Foreign exchange expert becomes deputy governor of RBA; Mongolia appoints deputy governor
Mozambique replaces governor Gove with IMF official
Ernesto Gove leaves central bank after a decade in the role; new governor to leave role as head of IMF mission to Djibouti and Somalia
People: Irish market supervisor quits; Emefiele appointed president of AACB
Gareth Murphy resigns as head of market supervision at the Central Bank of Ireland, Nigerian governor appointed president of African Association of Central Banks, and more
Urjit Patel to take over from Rajan at RBI
Deputy governor led work on India’s new inflation-targeting framework; appointment seen as signal of government’s commitment to current policy
Goldfajn faces independence test
Ilan Goldfajn has abundant technical skills required to run Brazil's central bank. But he could face similar political pressures as his predecessor at a troubled time for the Brazilian economy.
People: BNM picks new assistant governor; Charlie Bean nominated to OBR post
Markets specialist takes over assistant governor role at Malaysian central bank; former BoE deputy to sit on budget oversight committee; new head of monetary policy research in Israel; and more
People: Philippines and Sri Lanka gain new monetary board members
Finance minister becomes member of Philippines’ monetary board; new joiner for Sri Lankan board; HKMA names executive director for financial infrastructure
People: Mongolia gets new first deputy; BIS names Financial Stability Institute chair
Erdembileg Ochirkhuu joins Bank of Mongolia as first deputy shortly after new governor takes office; Fernando Restoy to chair Basel-based body; World Bank names new chief economist; and more
Conflict of interest prompts managerial change at Bank of Jamaica
Deputy governor will leave the central bank after completing her term; Bank of Jamaica to now have three deputy governors
Mongolia governor replaced two years before end of term
Bayartsaikhan Nadmid, chairman of the supervisory board of the National Agricultural Co-operative Federation, takes over leadership; departing governor had two years left to serve
People: Uzbekistan appoints new deputy; Ahmed retiring from IMF
Shohruh Shoahmedov promoted to deputy chairman; IMF’s Masood Ahmed announces retirement; BoE’s Paul Fisher to chair London Bullion Market Association
PBoC’s Zhang Tao picked as IMF deputy
Christine Lagarde proposes appointment of Zhang Tao as deputy managing director; he is a former IMF official who has held a variety of roles at the central bank
People: Hungarian board member takes government post; new RBI executive director
Member of Central Bank of Hungary’s monetary council resigns to take government role; RBI chooses new executive director; Icelandic head of financial stability moves to Yale; and more
People: RBI and Bank Negara Malaysia promote deputies from within
Indian and Malaysian central banks both choose senior officials from within the organisation to fill deputy governor posts; BIS appoints new secretary-general; and more
Sri Lanka appoints new central bank governor
Arjuna Mahendran leaves central bank after enduring a turbulent 18 months; president appoints economist Indrajit Coomaraswamy as his successor
People: Sarb gets new comms head; Bulgaria and Portugal welcome new board members
Jabulani Sikhakhane joins South African Reserve Bank; Bank of Bulgaria gets new board member, while Bank of Portugal gets two
Sri Lankan governor will not seek reappointment until inquiry passes
Arjuna Mahendran says he will not apply for reappointment until the parliamentary committee publishes the findings of a probe into bond issuance; his first term expires on June 30
Zhu Min will leave IMF in July
Lagarde praises deputy managing director for his “formidable intellect” and passion for economics; search begins for a successor