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Co-founder of Central Banking dies
William Clarke CBE was a co-founder and former chairman of Central Banking Publications
Italy's Draghi seals Sarkozy's support for ECB job
French president Nicolas Sarkozy backs Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as head of the European Central Bank
Kosovo’s acting governor to take helm of central bank permanently
Kosovo selects acting head of Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo Gani Gërguri to replace former governor Hashim Rexhepi
Fed historian Meltzer scoops 2011 Bradley Prize
Author of definitive history of the Federal Reserve Allan Meltzer to receive a 2011 Bradley Prize
Role of Fannie, Freddie failure in crisis has been underplayed: ex-Fed’s Warsh
Recently departed governor Kevin Warsh tells Central Banking that decision to take government-sponsored enterprises into state ownership had significant ramifications
RBA governor ahead of HKMA chief on pay scale
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens overtakes Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive as one of the highest paid central bank heads
Ex-Italy governor should face prison, says prosecutor
Italian prosecutor demands three-and-a-half year jail sentence for former Bank of Italy governor Antonio Fazio’s alleged involvement in failed Banca Nazionale del Lavoro takeover
Lithuania’s new governor outlines challenges ahead
Well-balanced, sustainable growth the priority, Vitas Vasiliauskas, new governor of the Bank of Lithuania, tells CentralBanking.com; plays down meeting Maastricht criteria
Interview: Vitas Vasiliauskas
Well-balanced, sustainable growth is the priority target, new governor of the Bank of Lithuania tells CentralBanking.com
Malaysia reappoints Zeti as governor
Bank Negara Malaysia announces reappointment of Zeti Akhtar Aziz as governor. She will serve for another five-year term
Denmark hires assistant governor, promotes two department heads
Jens Lundager returns to central bank as assistant governor and head of financial markets; Karsten Biltoft and Frank Nielsen promoted to director level
Asian Development Bank chief wants another term
Haruhiko Kuroda, the president of the Asian Development Bank, intends to run for re-election
South Africa’s chief banking regulator to retire early
South African Reserve Bank’s Errol Kruger to leave in the summer
Turkey appoints new governor
Turkish President Abdullah Gül approves government motion to appoint deputy governor Erdem Basci as head of central bank
Fed chooses new chief operating officer
Atlanta businessman Richard Anderson will become chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve System later this month
MAS appoints Menon as new managing director
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named Ravi Menon as its new managing director. He replaces Heng Swee Keat who is leaving administrative service.
Change at the top for Lithuania
Vitas Vasiliauskas to succeed Šarkinas at the helm of the Bank of Lithuania
Fed’s arch hawk Hoenig to retire in the autumn
Hoenig reaches mandatory retirement age and will leave in October; selection committee established to ensure replacement is found in time to allow a smooth transition
New deputy governor for the South African Reserve Bank
Director-general of South African treasury Lesetja Kganyago to move to Sarb in May
IMFC names Tharman Shanmugaratnam as new chair
Singapore’s finance minister and former central bank head succeeds Youssef Boutros-Ghali, Egypt’s former finance minister
Governor of Lesotho’s central bank dies
Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho Moeketsi Pius Senaoana passes away
Ex-Brazil governor to head Olympic authority
Former Central Bank of Brazil chief Henrique Meirelles tasked with managing preparations for 2016 games, to be held in Rio
Liikanen gets nod for second term at Bank of Finland
Finnish President Tarja Halonen reappoints Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen for second term; Liikanen seen as still in race for European Central Bank presidency
Ex-Fed economist appointed to Ireland’s Central Bank Commission
Former Federal Reserve economist and special adviser to Ireland’s outgoing finance minister Alan Ahearne appointed to Central Bank of Ireland’s commission