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Biden may nominate Kugler, promote Jefferson on Fed board – reports
Adriana Kugler would be the first Latinx Fed governor in the central bank’s 109-year history
People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED
Riksbank to shrink board; De La Rue chair resigns; Hungary appoints MPC members
Menon set to leave MAS this year – reports
Former MAS assistant managing director tipped to take over the role
Slovak prime minister urges governor to resign after bribery conviction
Peter Kažimír denies corruption and says he will defend himself in higher court
Megan Greene to join Bank of England MPC
Kroll chief economist will succeed Silvana Tenreyro later this year
Olli Rehn selected as ESRB’s first vice-chair
Bank of Finland governor replaces former Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves
Boston Fed expands programme to get people back into work
FedNow created high demand for IT roles, which sparked programme’s inception
People: First governor of Congo central bank dies aged 92
Deputy governors depart in Canada and Sweden; and more
Lagarde slightly injured in car accident
ECB president was departing Euro Summit
Taliban appoints new governor to Afghan central bank
Hidayatullah Badri was acting finance minister and previously ran Taliban’s finances
People: January to March 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
SNB’s Maechler to take deputy role at BIS
Senior Swiss official will replace Luis Awazu Pereira da Silva as deputy general manager
PBoC leadership faces multiple challenges
Yi Gang’s staying on as governor will only ease some of the pressures, writes Hui Feng
Yi Gang stays on as China’s central bank governor
Beijing’s surprise decision sends stabilising signal for the economy, analysts say
BoJ maintains monetary easing at Kuroda’s final policy meeting
Ueda confirmed as next governor as pressure grows to abandon yield curve control
Russia may nominate candidate for World Bank president
Experts think move is meant to embarrass US
Chicago Fed used search firm that employed Goolsbee’s wife
Board says it was aware of Robin Goolsbee’s employment
Australian treasurer welcomes chance to ‘refresh’ RBA board
Chalmers does not recommit to extending Philip Lowe’s term as governor
People: IMF appoints western hemisphere head
Nepal’s first central bank governor dies and Israel bank supervisor steps down
Biden nominates Ajay Banga to lead World Bank
Ahead of the nomination, some argued president should pick a non-US citizen
China considers veteran banker as next PBoC governor
Former deputy PBoC governor Zhu Hexin is leading the race for the central bank
Bank Indonesia’s Warjiyo nominated for a second term
Few governors have served two terms in the central bank’s history
Bank of Spain board member quits hours after appointment
Cabrales had signed letters expressing support for Catalan pro-independence politicians
Who will replace Brainard at the Federal Reserve Board?
Another empty chair leaves another difficult choice for Joe Biden