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Korea governor selection process under fire
Politician takes on president’s ability to choose governor of the central bank board; wants to see candidates face parliamentary confirmation hearings
Papademos flies to Athens as Greece decides on new leader
Former European Central Bank vice-president Lucas Papademos rushes to Athens as Greek officials discuss leadership choice for new coalition government
FSB confirms Carney as next chair
Financial Stability Board announced Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney as next chairman; vast experience in banking will come in handy
Former Kenyan deputy governor passes away
Hezron Nyangito passes away; was replaced as deputy governor of the Central Bank of Kenya last week over concerns for his health
Canada hires S&P's Beers as special adviser
David Beers to move to Bank of Canada from Standard & Poors; will serve for 18 months as a special adviser to governor Mark Carney
Former Bank of Italy governor sentenced
Antonio Fazio convicted again over rigging sale of Italian banks; jail term will not begin until final level of appeal fails
Hildebrand and Carney vie for FSB chair
Mario Draghi relinquishes role as head of the Financial Stability Board; race is on to claim the job
Robert Jenkins appointed to interim Financial Policy Committee
Robert Jenkins approved by Treasury Committee to join interim FPC
Interview: Yaseen Anwar
The new governor of the State Bank of Pakistan tells Yusuf Yassin about the role he wants the central bank to play in the development of physical and financial infrastructure
Indonesia announces deputy governor candidates
Four candidates named for two deputy governor posts; parliament passes bill creating new financial services authority
Stark to remain on ECB executive board until January
Jürgen Stark agrees to stay on at the European Central Bank until Jörg Asmussen’s term begins in January 2012
Visco confirmed as Bank of Italy governor
Bank of Italy’s Ignazio Visco promoted to governor following confirmation by Italian president Giorgio Napolitano
Bundesbank accelerates Weber’s UBS start
Bundesbank permits Axel Weber to take on role as an “adviser” to UBS three months early; investment bank needs him to help fill top management void after scandal
Kenya selects finance ministry official as new deputy governor
Deputy director of debt management at the finance ministry chosen as deputy governor for central bank; tasked with improving capacity in monetary policy management
Finland reveals board member applicants
Candidates represent a lively cross-section of career paths; existing board member Pentti Hakkarainen submits application
Chinese officials jailed over information leaks
Two government officials are given lengthy prison sentences; found to have leaked information on economic growth, retail sales and inflation figures
Italy’s Visco wins governor nomination in surprise twist
Italian prime minister takes unexpected step by naming Bank of Italy deputy director-general Ignazio Visco as governor ahead of three frontrunners
Interview: George Milling-Stanley
As George Milling-Stanley leaves his role as managing director, government affairs at the World Gold Council, he summarises gold market trends and its role in central banks' reserve portfolios
Bini Smaghi in line for top Italian central bank job
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi is expected to be selected as the next governor of the Bank of Italy
Trichet calls for EU executive branch in farewell address
Outgoing president uses farewell speech to express personal opinion on the need for an EU executive branch; body would have powers in three key areas
State Bank of Pakistan’s acting head stays on as governor
State Bank of Pakistan acting governor Yaseen Anwar becomes third governor in less than a year and a half to head the central bank, after taking role on permanent basis
FDIC appoints new director of division of finance
Craig Jarvill has temporary role as director of the division of finance made permanent
India adds two more members to board of directors
YH Malegam and MV Rajeev Gowda appointed as directors; announcement follows the seven new members added last month
Colleagues rate Trichet’s performance as chief as ‘good’
Trade union asks ECB staff how outgoing president handled European crisis; questions regarding internal management produce interesting results