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Bulgarian governor wins second term
Ivan Iskrov has been granted a second stint as governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), after two-thirds of lawmakers voted in favour of his reappointment.
Tussle over Gono intensifies
Political wrangling over Gideon Gono's position as the head of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe intensified on Tuesday after Morgan Tsvangirai, the prime minister, called for the governor to be removed from office.
Nigeria's Soludo to depart?
Charles Soludo, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, is to leave after one term, reports suggest.
HKMA's new chief to face a pay cut?
The new head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which is to be Norman Chan, will have to take a substantial pay cut, sources said on Friday.
HKMA's Yam confirms retirement
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), is to step down in October, it emerged on Tuesday.
BoJ's Hayami passes away
Masaru Hayami, the governor of the Bank of Japan who presided over the institution's introduction of quantitative easing, has died. He was 84.
Boediono named as running mate, set to resign
Reports emerged on Friday that Boediono, the governor of Bank Indonesia, was tendering his resignation after he was named as the president's choice for running mate.
Yam to join PBOC?
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), will join the People's Bank of China in the autumn, a local magazine has reported.
Ex-FDIC's Seidman dies
Bill Seidman, the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) who presided over the savings and loan crisis, has died.
Devos to become BIS general counsel
Diego Devos will succeed Daniel Lefort as the Bank for International Settlements' (BIS) general counsel later this year.
Indonesia's Boediono to enter politics?
Boediono, the governor of Bank Indonesia, may be named as the running mate for the country's president, it was reported on Tuesday.
NY Fed's Friedman quits over Goldman controversy
Stephen Friedman, the chairman of the New York Federal Reserve, has resigned after coming under pressure for buying shares in Goldman Sachs, an investment bank.
RBI's Mohan to move to Stanford
Rakesh Mohan, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India, is to leave the central bank next month to take up a role at Stanford University.
FDIC recruits former Fed counsel
Michael Bradfield, a former head of the Federal Reserve's legal team, has been named general counsel of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Lord George, former Bank governor, dies
Eddie George, governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003, died of cancer Saturday, aged 70.
Spain's governor feels the heat
Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, deputy head of Spain's Socialist government has criticised the governor of the central bank, Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez, for being "alarmist" about the state of financing of the country's pension system.
Sack succeeds Dudley as NY Fed markets chief
Brian Sack, now a vice-president at Macroeconomic Advisers, a firm of economic forecasters, will replace William Dudley as head of the New York Federal Reserve's markets group.
Former Kansas Fed chief dies
Roger Guffey, the head of the Kansas City Federal Reserve from 1976 until 1991, has died.
Czechs name new communications head
Marek Petrus, now head of research at the Prague office of Egon Zehnder, a consultancy, is to take over from Pavlina Bolfova as the Czech National Bank's communications head at the start of next month.
Hildebrand named new Swiss National Bank head
Philipp Hildebrand, the vice-chairman of the board of governors at the Swiss National Bank, will take over from Jean-Pierre Roth as chairman of the board at the start of next year.
Sri Lanka names four new deputies
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka will promote four assistant governors to the rank of deputy in the coming months.
Zimbabwe's Gono in the dock over unpaid wages
Employees of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe are taking Gideon Gono, the governor of the central bank, to court over his failure to pay them for three months, say local media reports.
Fed bailout critic Stern to step down
Gary Stern, the president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve and a vociferous critic of the Fed's recent bailouts, is to retire. He is the longest-serving senior Fed official.
Fiji appoints new financial markets head
Faizul Ariff Ali is the new chief manager of the Reserve Bank of Fiji's financial markets division, the central bank announced on Wednesday.