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Former T&T governor blasts successor
Former governor of the Trinidad and Tobago central bank Winston Dookeran criticises current head Ewart Williams, saying his economic forecasts are out of touch
Senate backs Bernanke for second term
Lawmakers vote 70 to 30 in favour
Denmark names professor new economics head
University of Copenhagen’s Peter Birch Sørensen to move to the National Bank of Denmark in April
Redrado barred from central bank by police
The fall out between Argentine central bank head Martín Redrado and President Cristina Fernández escalates as police are posted outside the central bank to prevent him entering
Zimbabwe’s central bank ‘technically insolvent’: reports
Local media sources report that Zimbabwe’s central bank is bankrupt after high court judge orders that its property be attached to unpaid debts
Former Bank governor dies
Ex-Bank of England chief Lord Richardson passes away
Fiji names two new executives
Reserve Bank of Fiji makes Lorraine Seeto advisor to the governor’s office and Esala Masitabua chief manager of financial institutions
NY Fed names new minder for AIG portfolio
Federal Reserve Bank of New York's new special investments management group will oversee its American International Group (AIG) and Maiden Lane III portfolios
Suicide attack rocks Afghan central bank
Governor says central bank will not be cowed and is working to return to business as usual
Brazil names new head of foreign affairs
Central Bank of Brazil appoints Carlos Araujo to lead international affairs as current head Maria Celina Arraes returns to UN post
RBA chalks up half century
Australia's central bank turns fifty
Slovakia ex-chief made OECD ambassador
Ivan Šramko, the ex-governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, named ambassador to OECD days after leaving central bank
Slovakia appoints new governor
Jozef Makúch, an executive director at the Slovak central bank, gets the top job after Ivan Šramko refuses a second term
Brazil’s Meirelles joins BIS board
Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil replaces outgoing chairman and former Mexico governor, Guillermo Ortiz
Redrado reinstated
Argentine central bank governor is back at work after a federal judge rules presidential decree unconstitutional
Argentina’s Redrado clings to position
Buenos Aires wants former governor Mario Blejer to take over following governor’s questioning of plan to raid reserves
Bakani named new Papua New Guinea governor
Bank of Papua New Guinea’s Loi Bakani succeeds Sir Wilson Kamit
Politician seen as likely replacement for Buba’s Fabritius
Reported move raises fears Bundesbank becoming increasingly politicised
Israel’s Fischer asked to serve second term – reports
Stanley Fischer reportedly asked by Israel’s prime minister to serve a second term at the Bank of Israel
Senator who proposed Fed overhaul to retire
Senate Banking Committee chairman Chris Dodd, who produced a sweeping bill that seeks to limit Fed power, announces that he will not seek re-election
Chief Republican votes against Bernanke
Leading Republican on Senate Banking Committee Richard Shelby says Fed abused trust and confidence
Economists judge Carstens worthy successor
Carstens up to the job of heading the Bank of Mexico but concern exists over his replacement as finance minister
Denmark gets new assistant governor
Head of economics at National Bank of Denmark promoted
Carstens likely to replace Ortiz as BIS chair
Guillermo Ortiz will step down as chairman of the Bank for International Settlements’ board if he leaves the Bank of Mexico