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South African bank creates new role for ex-central banker
FirstRand bank appoints former SARB deputy registrar of the banks Yvette Singh as public regulatory affairs executive
David Miles retains seat on UK Monetary Policy Committee
David Miles re-appointed as an external member of the MPC; new term to run until 2012
Bangladesh makes ‘historic’ female deputy governor selection
First female deputy governor appointed at Bangladesh Bank; Nazneen Sultana becomes one of three new deputy governors at the central bank
Chilean president nominates economist to central bank board
Joaquin Vial Ruiz-Tagle put forward for seat on Central Bank of Chile board; government has final say
Eulex drops corruption charges against former Kosovo governor
Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo former governor Hashim Rexhepi freed after European Union prosecutors end case
New chair for Basel Joint Forum
Basel-based Joint Forum on issues common to the banking, securities and insurance sectors selects new head
Fed appoints new special adviser
US Federal Reserve board chooses Johns Hopkins University professor Jon Faust as a special adviser
Investigation into governing board could delay Swiss governor selection
Thomas Jordan firm favourite to succeed as governor; decision not expected soon as investigation into senior staff's finances continues
Lesotho appoints governance trio
Central Bank of Lesotho announces appointment of new governor and two deputy governors
Malawi awaits new deputy governors
President Bingu wa Mutharika yet to appoint candidates for two vacant deputy governor positions at Reserve Bank of Malawi; means empty seats in monetary policy committee meetings
New appointments for two Basel-based committees
Agustín Carstens, governor of the Bank of Mexico, and William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, take on positions on international committees
Hildebrand succumbs to pressure and resigns
Governor of the Swiss National Bank steps down; mounting political pressure follows uproar over wife’s currency trading activities
Central Bank Directory highlights rise in female central bank governors
Four new female governors takes worldwide total to 12; Central Bank Directory also notes 4.1% increase in central bank staff in European Union
Praet named ECB’s de facto chief economist
European Central Bank executive board member Peter Praet will take over economics responsibilities at central bank
Banque de France to slash personnel numbers
Banque de France to replace only 50% of retirees in attempt to lower staff numbers; 2,500 posts to be lost by 2020
Zambian parliament ratifies new governor
Zambian politicians agree on candidate to take over the role of governor of the central bank; Michael Gondwe fills void at top of the institution
Obama nominates two new members to Fed board
Former undersecretary of the Treasury Jerome Powell and Harvard economist Jeremy Stein put forward to fill vacant seats on Federal Reserve Board of Governors; need Senate backing
Riksbank appoints new head of general secretariat
Former head of Riksbank’s monetary policy department Anders Vredin replaces Kai Barvèll as head of general secretariat
Bank of Italy selects Rossi to join governing board
Bank of Italy names secretary-general Salvatore Rossi as deputy director-general, filling seat left open by governor Ignazio Visco on central bank board
South Africa announces new deputy governor
Francois Groepe selected by president Zuma to be the new deputy governor of the South African Reserve Bank
Sri Lanka appoints four new assistant governors
Monetary board selects assistant governors for key departments; aims to ease succession challenges
Bank of Canada appoints new special adviser for Carney
Evan Siddall to become senior representative for financial markets at the Toronto regional office; will also sit on Monetary Policy Review and Financial System Review committees
New director for IMF Institute
Christine Lagarde announces Sharmini Coorey as new head of the IMF’s economic management training body; also reveals new directors of the external relations and human resources departments
Saudi Arabian reshuffle sees new governor appointed
Muhammad al-Jasser moved to government post; Fahd bin Abdullah al-Mubarak takes over as governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency