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Macklem named Canadian senior deputy
Tiff Macklem to move back to central bank to take on role vacated by Paul Jenkins
Shogo Ishii to head IMF’s Asia office
Current head Akira Ariyoshi to take up academic post in Hitotsubashi University
Argentine court blocks debt repayment fund
Appeals court thwarts Argentine president Cristina Fernández’s decree by upholding injunction against the forced transfer of central bank reserves to bondholder repayment fund
FT Fed watcher to head NY Fed communications
Financial Times’s Krishna Guha to succeed Calvin Mitchell as executive vice president for communications
South Africa’s Marcus strikes back at “misleading distortions”
South African Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus rebuffs report that she had branded calls for nationalising the central bank “nuts”
PBoC deputy named IMF special adviser
Zhu Min to join the International Monetary Fund in late spring
Ex-Sarb’s Mboweni to chair AngloGold Ashanti
Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni appointed chairman of gold mining company
Former Hungary governor “prepared” to return to government
Ex-National Bank of Hungary chief Zsigmond Járai says he is ready to accept a post in new government if opposition wins upcoming election
Mauritius’ deputy standing in as governor faces probe
Yandraduth Googoolye acting governor at Bank of Mauritius as former head faces parliamentary enquiry into allegations of abuse of power
Greece dumps debt management chief
General manager of treasury and global markets at National Bank of Greece named new head
Challenges for a new Ukrainian governor
Analysts say governor Volodymyr Stelmakh will leave once election results are confirmed, replacement faces challenges including managing the currency
Bank chief economist Dale reappointed
Second term as rate-setter for hawkish executive director Spencer Dale, external member Kate Barker to leave at the end of her current term
Draghi moves to clarify Greek-swap role
Bank of Italy governor not involved in under-fire Greek swap deals; moves to justify Italian transactions
Constâncio made new ECB vice president
Bank of Portugal’s governor to succeed Papademos, former research head seen as possible replacement
ECB beefs up financial stability wing
European Central Bank readies itself for the establishment of European Systemic Risk Board; appoints director general
New governor for the Bank of Central African States
Former director-general Lucas Abaga Nchama takes over at the top after the firing of his predecessor, Philibert Andzembe, over an embezzlement enquiry and unexplained losses
UK FSA chief executive in quit surprise
Financial Services Authority’s Hector Sants surprises City with decision to depart in the summer after three years as chief executive
Ex-Nigeria chief loses state governor race
Nigerian ex-governor Charles Soludo places third in the bid for governorship of the resource-rich Anambra state after a spirited campaign
Ex-IMF chief economist wants Fed’s Hoenig for Treasury
Simon Johnson says lone FOMC dissenter “entirely plausible” successor to Tim Geithner
Argentina surprises with new governor
Mercedes Marcó del Pont, the pro-government head of a state bank, is made governor of the Argentine central bank, commentators and markets in shock
DSK hints at early departure from Fund
International Monetary Fund’s managing director thought keen to challenge Nicolas Sarkozy in 2012 presidential vote; move paves way for Fund to prepare ground for non-European appointment
Ex-SARB head to chair packaging company
Tito Mboweni named chairman of Nampak
Frontrunner Blejer: deputy should take over
Former Argentine governor Mario Blejer tells CentralBanking.com deputy should see out Redrado’s term
Argentina’s Redrado resigns
Argentine central bank governor gives in after three-week stand-off with the country’s president, government says it does not accept resignation