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Leiderman turns down Bank of Israel top job
Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in sticky situation as top two choices turn down central bank governorship within five days of each other; pool of potential candidates shrinking fast
Fed governor set for Treasury switch
Obama appoints Fed's Sarah Bloom Raskin as deputy secretary at the Treasury; former long-serving Fed economist Karen Dynan will also join Treasury as assistant secretary for economic policy
Leo Leiderman nominated as Bank of Israel governor
Bank Hapoalim chief economist picked to replace the departed Stanley Fischer; deputy governor Karnit Flug will step down after missing out on top job for second time
Frenkel drops bid to be next governor of the Bank of Israel
Jacob Frenkel withdraws candidacy for the post of governor at the central bank amid public furore; Israeli government may turn to Karnit Flug
Libyan governor and deputy jobs up for grabs
General National Congress invites applications for the top two roles at the Central Bank of Libya; governor Saddek Elkaber only two years into a five-year term
People: NY Fed communications head resigns; Riksbank names acting financial stability chief
NY Fed's Krishna Guha leaves his position with immediate effect but will stay on as senior adviser until September; Martin Johansson will lead the Riksbank's financial stability department; and more
People: Fed governor resigns; Bank of England HR chief finds herself new role
Elizabeth ‘Betsy' Duke to quit the Fed, 19 months after her term officially expired; BoE's executive director for human resources to take new job in the private sector
People: Senior roles filled at the EBA; Atlanta Fed appoints new HR head
The European Banking Authority has elected Portugal's Pedro Duarte Neves to the role of alternate chairperson; Atlanta Fed promotes Blake Lyons, who will also advise the bank's management committee
Mark Carney era underway at Bank of England
Expectations are high the new Bank of England governor will introduce forward guidance; academics point out he will first need to win over a divided MPC
Austrian deputy resigns amid ongoing bribery case
Wolfgang Duchatczek quits National Bank of Austria; stands accused of bribery in relation to banknote printing deals with Syria and Azerbaijan
Fischer says Frenkel will face ‘completely different' world
In his departing press conference at the Bank of Israel, Stanley Fischer highlights many changes that Jacob Frenkel will find when he returns; Frenkel still faces investigation over improper payments
People: Bank of Russia deputy joins government; Bank of Lithuania appoints deputy chair
Bank of Russia's first deputy chairman appointed as economic development minister; former Lithuanian finance minister moves to central bank as Darius Petrauskas departs; Kevin Feldman joins WGC
BIS's Caruana wins term extension as Cecchetti prepares to quit Basel
Jaime Caruana to stay at BIS to 2017, but Stephen Cecchetti will leave in November this year; RBA's Debelle and FDIC's Verley take up other Basel posts
Frenkel to rejoin Bank of Israel as Fischer replacement
Former Bank of Israel governor nominated to replace Stanley Fischer; decision surprises some as deputy governor Karnit Flug appeared to have Fischer's backing for the role
FDIC officer reshuffle as Wigand retires
Arthur Murton steps up to lead OCFI, with Diane Ellis taking the vacancy created at the division of insurance and research
Carney appoints Bank of England's first-ever chief operating officer
Charlotte Hogg, currently at Santander, will become the most senior woman at the BoE; final decision to appoint was made by incoming governor Mark Carney
BoE deputy Paul Tucker quits after 33 years
Deputy governor for financial stability will stay for Mark Carney's first few months as governor of the Bank of England, before leaving to spend a ‘period of time in academia in the US'
People: Poloz names special advisor; BoE appoints insurance specialist to PRA
Bank of Canada appoints senior advisor to the governor; UK's Prudential Regulation Authority names final independent director; payments systems Bacs and Chaps appoint new chairmen
People: Poloz takes over from Carney; Hristov returns from Bulgarian parliament
Stephen Poloz starts term as Bank of Canada governor; Bulgarian deputy resumes duties; Bermuda Monetary Authority shuffles management for ‘greater supervisory effectiveness’; and more
Riksbank deputy appointments boost easing hopes
Martin Flodén and Cecilia Skingsley selected as new deputies; seen to shift the executive board in a more ‘dovish’ direction and increase the chances of a rate cut
People: MAS’ Menon re-appointed; National Bank of Ukraine gets new board member
Ravi Menon will serve another two-year term at the helm of the Monetary Authority of Singapore; Ukraine's head of forex joins the board; Danish consumer champion becomes central bank director
DR Congo central bank names new governor
Head of markets given the nod as Jean-Claude Mulongo steps down after three terms; takes over after dramatic cycle of tightening drags inflation into single digits
People: New director-general at Bank of Italy; Bank of Israel adviser ends 30-year tenure
Salvatore Rossi becomes Bank of Italy's director-general; Barry Topf leaves Bank of Israel after 30 years; and more
Bank of Canada names Stephen Poloz as governor
The CEO of Export Development Canada Stephen Poloz is a surprise pick to replace Mark Carney; governor designate backs existing monetary policy framework and says inflation target is ‘sacrosanct’