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Central Banking’s advisory board adds Stern, Sheng, Heikensten
Gary Stern, Andrew Sheng and Lars Heikensten join Central Banking Publications’ editorial advisory board
RBI’s Sinha promoted to deputy governor
Reserve Bank of India appoints executive director Anand Sinha to fourth and final deputy governor position
Fed sets up diversity and inclusion offices
Federal Reserve opens diversity and inclusion offices across the country in bid to step up equal employment opportunities in federal agencies
Belgium’s Praet, ex-Slovak deputy Kohútiková up for ECB board
National Bank of Belgium executive director Peter Praet and former National Bank of Slovakia deputy governor Elena Kohútiková nominated for ECB executive board seat to be vacated by Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell
World Bank economist has replaced Tunisian governor: central bank source
World Bank’s Mustapha Kamel Nabli said to have succeeded Taoufik Baccar as head of Tunisian central bank; move comes amid allegations President Ali’s wife seized gold from central bank coffers
Calomiris to join Bank as Houblon-Norman fellow
US academic Charles Calomiris set to spend three months at the Bank of England, to examine development of Bank’s lender-of-last-resort role
Anglo chiefs approached me before crash: ex-central bank director
Former Central Bank of Ireland director Alan Gray says chairman and chief executive of now state-owned Anglo Irish Bank approached him over liquidity stress in lead up to government guarantee, crisis
Virtual art showcase centrepiece of Finnish website re-launch
Bank of Finland unveils renovated internet portal at new address, featuring virtual tours of building and extensive art collection
Argentinean central bank okays $7.5 billion loan to state
Central Bank of Argentina approves loan of $7.5 billion of reserves to repay bondholders; move is central bank’s latest measure to bail out government
BIS appoints Chile’s De Gregorio to chair regional consultation group
Central Bank of Chile governor De Gregorio succeeds former Central Bank of Brazil governor Henrique Meirelles as head of Bank for International Settlements Consultation Council for the Americas
Shirakawa elected vice-chair of BIS board
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa picked to succeed Hans Tietmeyer as vice-chair of Bank for International Settlements’ board of directors
Obama determined to appoint Diamond to Fed board
United States President Barack Obama pushes for third nomination of Nobel laureate Peter Diamond to Federal Reserve Board
Iceland names new director of operations and human resources
Director to replace Ingvar Sigfússon, set to retire in the coming months
Yeritsyan rejoins Armenian central bank in reshuffle
Armenian economy minister Nerses Yeritsyan returns to central bank as vice-chairman; former vice-chairman Vache Gabrielyan becomes finance minister
RBA’s Edey elected head of influential OECD committee
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Malcolm Edey selected as chair of financial markets committee
Ukraine’s Stelmakh bows out
National Bank of Ukraine governor Volodymyr Stelmakh tenders resignation over a year past expiry of term; first deputy governor Serhii Arbuzov named his replacement
Fiji's Reddy resigns
Reserve Bank of Fiji governor Sada Reddy resigns from his post for unspecified reasons; deputy Barry Whiteside to serve as interim governor
RBA names new assistant governor for currency
Reserve Bank of Australia promotes Michele Bullock to assistant governor for currency; Bullock steps in following transfer of Bob Rankin to central bank's London office
Former Czech governor Tůma joins KPMG
Ex-Czech National Bank governor Zdeněk Tůma joins consulting and auditing firm; tells local media he is keeping an eye on Prague administration
Tributes pour in for euro architect Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
Central bankers, private sector officials laud the contributions of Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, who died on Saturday
King named vice chair of European Systemic Risk Board
Bank of England governor Mervyn King named Trichet’s deputy on ESRB
Another SNB council member to step down next April
Swiss National Bank’s Konrad Hummler to step down in April; move comes after Armin Jans tendered his resignation in November
Bank names former Apax COO as new head of HR
Bank of England names Catherine Brown as executive director for human resources
Nigeria stands by Sanusi’s government barbs
Central Bank of Nigeria maintains governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s assertion that legislative branch absorbs quarter of all government overheads; comments spark anger from politicians