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Tucker to succeed Bair as Systemic Risk Council chair
Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker to chair private sector group pushing for ‘strong and simple reforms’ to financial system; succeeds former FDIC chair Sheila Bair
Lane tells Irish central bankers he’ll be in touch
New governor of the Central Bank of Ireland says he will be in ‘regular touch’ with his colleagues through his blog, video messages and also directly
Al-Wazir reflects on eight tough years at the PMA
After two terms leading the Palestine Monetary Authority, Jihad Al-Wazir tells Daniel Hinge about his efforts to manage operations in a warzone and improve the central bank against the odds
Shawwa succeeds Al-Wazir as Palestine governor
Azzam Shawwa set to take over as Palestine Monetary Authority chief as Jihad Al Wazir’s eight years at the helm draw to a close
Neel Kashkari to head Minneapolis Fed from 2016
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reveals Neel Kashkari will succeed Narayana Kocherlakota as president; past experience includes oversight of Troubled Asset Relief Program
Kazakhstan governor replaced with former deputy
President removes Kairat Kelimbetov from office citing lack of confidence in central bank and falling currency; names former deputy Daniyar Akishev as succesor
People: Top EBA officials backed for new terms; Philadelphia Fed first VP to retire
Andrea Enria and Adam Farkas handed new five-year terms by EBA’s board of supervisors; Philadelphia Fed announces Blake Prichard will retire early 2016; and more
Former COO of BNP nominated as Banque de France governor
François Villeroy de Galhau picked by French president to succeed Christian Noyer as central bank head; past experience includes BNP Paribas and French treasury
Bundesbank's Weidmann to replace Noyer as chair of BIS board in November
The Bundesbank president will take over as chairman of the BIS board of directors when Christian Noyer retires from Banque de France next month
People: Chicago appoints first vice-president, Ukraine adds deputy to deposit fund
Chicago Fed announces Ellen Bromagen as first vice-president and COO; changes at Ukraine’s deposit guarantee fund result in appointment of new deputy managing director; and more
Dallas Fed picks former Goldman banker to replace Fisher
Robert Kaplan to take over as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, bringing experience in academia and as a senior executive at Goldman Sachs
Academic takes over at Bosnian central bank
The governing board of Bosnia’s central bank chose board member and economist Senad Softić to serve as the new governor
People: Board changes at PRA; Rodriguez to lead Fed’s ‘faster payments’
Four new board directors to start at PRA, Fed gives Sean Rodriguez lead role for ‘faster payments’, CNB names new head of communications and more.
Gertjan Vlieghe to replace Miles on BoE monetary policy committee
Economist used to be assistant to Mervyn King and is now partner at an asset manager; previous research has focused on conducting monetary policy in the presence of imperfect credit markets
Ireland invites applications for central bank governorship
Ministry of finance calls for ‘expressions of interest’ in the post, which will be vacated by Patrick Honohan when he stands down later this year
Obama nominates Michigan professor to Fed board of governors
Obama picks Kathryn Dominguez, a top academic from the University of Michigan, to fill the second of two vacancies on the board of governors
Hungarian deputy quits to head commercial bank
Ádám Balog will leave his post on July 22 to become chair and CEO of MKB Bank; joined central bank in March 2013 alongside governor György Matolcsy
Obstfeld will succeed Blanchard at IMF
Lagarde praises the ‘outstanding academic credentials’ of Obstfeld as she announces his appointment as economic counsellor and director of research
Martin Wheatley resigns as FCA chief executive
FCA chief quits after it emerges the UK chancellor will not be renewing his term next year; worldwide search begins for successor
People: Trinidad gets new deputy, Bulgaria nominates three
Academic Sandra Sookram joins the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago; Dimitar Radev nominates three deputy governors on his first day leading the Bulgarian National Bank; and more
Bulgaria names Dimitar Radev central bank governor
Parliament appoints former IMF economist Dimitar Radev as governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, bringing to an end Ivan Iskrov’s 12-year reign
Former Afghan governor returns for second term
Khalilullah Sediq takes over for a second time as governor of the Bank of Afghanistan, following a spell in the private sector
BoE launches year-long artist collaboration
Martin John Callanan to work with BoE for a year to produce works reflecting central banking, in what Mark Carney hopes will be a creative way of communicating
People: Madigan returns to Fed board; FCA appoints retail supervisory head
Brian Madigan returns to the Federal Reserve Board as FOMC secretary; Financial Conduct Authority names Jonathan Davidson director of supervision, retail and authorisations; and more