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Zim finance minister promises new central bank law
New reform bill will bring to a close quasi-fiscal activities when it is passed, says Tendai Biti
Lamfalussy godfather of BIS’s macroprudence
National Bank of Belgium paper shows Alexandre Lamfalussy as the originator of the macroprudential approach to stability
Nobel prize for pioneers of economics governance
Swedish Academy of Sciences shuns orthodoxy to award 2009 prize for work on institutions not markets
Bank economist to head Nomura’s European team
Peter Westaway leaves the Bank of England, joins investment bank as chief economist for Europe
DSK picks ex-Japanese politician to succeed Kato
International Monetary Fund managing director proposes Naoyuki Shinohara as next deputy managing director
Former Bank official to advise Treasury on stability
Alistair Clark to advise Whitehall on financial stability
Minneapolis Fed names macroeconomist as president
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis appoints academic Narayana Kocherlakota as its new president
Bank of Ghana appoints new governor
Economist and former deputy finance minister Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur takes over from Paul Acquah
Finland names new communications head
Chief dealer to take on the role from next month
Finland names head of transition unit
The Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition gets a new chief
Fed names new regional chairs
Washington-based board announces heads of twelve Federal Reserve banks for 2010
Iceland names new chief economist
Thórarinn Pétursson to head economics division at the Central Bank of Iceland
New governor for Ireland
Dublin breaks with tradition of appointing within the civil service by giving role to highly regarded academic
Norwegian fund names new executive team
Changes end reorganisation started in early 2008
Bulgaria’s Iskrov reappointed
Palaver over after lawmakers overwhelmingly back Bulgarian National Bank governor’s nomination for a second term
Bernanke nominated for second term
President Obama wants Bernanke to serve second four-year term after staving off a financial meltdown
Union boss named New York Fed chair
Denis Hughes gets the nod to head board of governors, Lee Bollinger named deputy
Bulgaria’s Iskrov re-nominated hours after resignation
Ruling party renominates Bulgarian National Bank governor for reappointment after declaring second term agreed in May illegal
Iskrov quits – for now
Ivan Iskrov, the governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, resigns following political spat over his position, but may soon be reappointed for a second time to serve a second term
Ghana appoints former finance deputy to replace Acquah
Bank of Ghana’s governor Paul Acquah to step down in September
Yuen named new HKMA deputy
Arthur Yuen succeeds Y.K. Choi as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s stability deputy in the new year
Ugandan auditor made acting deputy
Patrick Byabakama Kaberenge replaces David Opiokello
Serbia names new vice governor
Bojan Marković to join National Bank of Serbia in the autumn
Kozarić reappointed Bosnian governor
Kemal Kozarić to remain at the helm of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina