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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
Libya’s Bengdara in Istanbul: report
Central Bank of Libya governor Farhat Bengdara reportedly confirms relocation to Istanbul as unrest continues; more central bank targeted sanctions possible
Buba’s Weber to return to academia
Bundesbank president Axel Weber to teach at University of Chicago in June following departure from central bank
Nobel Prizewinner not right for Fed: key Republican senator
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Richard Shelby sets out reasons underpinning party’s repeated rejection of Nobel Prizewinner Peter Diamond for Fed board seat
Tokyo nominates ex-IMF economist to BoJ policy board
Japanese government puts forth academic and ex-IMF economist Sayuri Shirai for Bank of Japan policy board, according to wire reports
Sudan’s Hassan quits
Bank of Sudan governor Sabir Mohamed Hassan steps down from helm of central bank after taking decision not to pursue fourth term in office
Goldman economist to replace Sentance on Bank’s MPC
Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne names Goldman Sachs’ Ben Broadbent as new member of Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee
Hungary names two external members to MPC
Hungarian parliament nominates two economists as external members to National Bank of Hungary rate-setting committee
Central bank wage cap backfires on Budapest: reports
Hungarian government could be pushed to amend controversial central bank salary cap as problems mount in finding suitable external rate-setters
Ex FSA chair quits as head of LSE
Former Financial Services Authority chairman Sir Howard Davies steps down as director of London School of Economics over university’s financial links to Libyan Gaddafi regime
Williams succeeds Yellen at helm of SF Fed
Head of research named new head of San Francisco Federal Reserve
Nobel Laureate Yunus dismissed from microlender by central bank
Bangladesh’s central bank removes Nobel Peace prize winner and founder of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus from helm of microlender
Kenya’s Ndung’u reappointed for second term
Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki appoints Central Bank of Kenya governer Njuguna Ndung’u for second four-year term
Coene to take the helm at Belgian central bank
National Bank of Belgium vice-governor Luc Coene to succeed Guy Quaden
Economist nominated as new member of SNB Bank Council
Former New York Fed economist Cédric Tille set to join Swiss National Bank at the end of April
Belgium’s Quaden quits
National Bank of Belgium governor Guy Quaden to leave in March; continued lack of unity in government raises concerns over central bank’s leadership
UK FSA’s Ross nominated for Esma executive role
UK Financial Services Authority's Verena Ross nominated for executive director role at pan-European markets regulator; banking, pensions authority to reveal their picks in coming week
Budapest wrests control to name external rate-setters
Hungarian lawmakers pass amendment to central bank law giving parliamentary committee right to appoint all four of external rate-setters on seven-strong Monetary Council
Wellink throws hat into ring as ECB race continues
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink signals interest in top European Central Bank role; stresses anti-inflation stance, opposition to E-bonds
A compromise candidate for the ECB?
Commentators divided on the viability of a compromise candidate for the European Central Bank presidency