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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
Australian regulator appointed secretary-general to Basel Committee
Basel Committee names executive general manager of Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Wayne Byres to replace Stefan Walter as secretary-general
Hansson pips Sutt to Estonia governor seat
World Bank economics chief Ardo Hansson narrowly beats rival Andres Sutt in race to become Bank of Estonia governor
Central banker takes over as Labuan Financial Services Authority director
Encik Ahmad Hizzad bin Baharuddin takes over as head of the Labuan FSA; leaves role as director of Bank Negara Malaysia's Islamic banking and takaful department
Peruvian president reappoints governor and chooses new board members
Julio Velarde retains governorship of the Central Bank of Peru; three university professors designated as board members
RBA announces representative in China
Ivan Roberts to open Reserve Bank of Australia representative office in Beijing; will assist with monitoring of economic and financial conditions in China
Application process opens for board member at Bank of Finland
Application process opens to find replacement for Pentti Hakkarainen whose five-year term ends in February
New president fires low-inflation champion Fundanga
Central Bank of Zambia governor Caleb Fundanga fired by new president; no replacement announced yet for governor praised for low inflation efforts
Kuwait central bank employees protest over pay
Central bank workers want salary increases; latest government workers to demand more after oil sector employees receive up to 66% wage hike
Italian politicians uneasy over Draghi replacement delay
Opposition leaders criticise delay in announcing successor for Mario Draghi as governor of the Bank of Italy
Russia’s Ignatiev commends ousted finance minister
Bank of Russia chairman Sergei Ignatiev says Alexei Kudrin was "very strong" finance minister following his dramatic resignation
Weber attacks international financial safety net concept
Former Bundesbank president Axel Weber raises objections to IMF as permanent liquidity swap provider; says measures are "undesirable" and "unrealistic"
Indian government overhauls RBI central board of directors
Seven new directors replace retirees from Reserve Bank of India’s central board of directors; all will serve four-year terms
Kenneth Rogoff receives financial economics prize
Harvard University professor Kenneth Rogoff awarded 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics
Canada banking regulator hires central bank official
Mark Zelmer will leave central bank; becomes assistant superintendent of the regulation sector at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Sri Lanka appoints two deputy governors
Central Bank of Sri Lanka promotes three assistant governors to deputy governor roles; current deputy governors retiring
Governor of Central Bank of Jordan resigns
Faris Abdel Hamid Sharaf resigns; deputy governor Mohammad Said Shahin gets promoted
Kansas Fed names Hoenig successor
Esther George to take over as president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Thomas Hoenig retires October 1
RBA loses power to set wages
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens's high salary in jeopardy; wages will be set by Remuneration Tribunal
Philippines appoints new Monetary Board member
Armando Suratos is new member of Monetary Board; replaces former finance secretary Juanita Amatong
South Korea advertises for new reserve manager
Bank of Korea seeks reserve manager; follows first gold purchase for years this summer