Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
People: Ghana’s Addison to chair Ecowas governors
Thailand appoints assistant governor; Vietnam announces deputy payments director
Central Bank of Nigeria funds post-graduate economics centre at university
President praises CBN’s “huge investments” in economy as rival pledges change of governor
Nigerian central bank to set up national micro-lender
Leading presidential candidate says he will not give governor a second term
Nigerian central bank in $8 billion court battle with telecoms company
South African firm says central bank’s demand over alleged breach of forex rules is “illegal”
People: San Fran Fed appoints head of research
Sylvain Leduc becomes head of research at San Fran Fed; Shonubi approved as deputy in Nigeria; two front-runners to lead FSB; Iceland appoints head of new IT division
Nigerian central bank demands repatriation of $8 billion
CBN says South African firm and local banks illegally transferred funds outside country
People: Bank of Canada deputy resigns and returns to San Fran Fed
Nigerian president nominates new deputy governor
Nigerian deputy governor resigns
Local reports suggest Adebayo Adelabu intends to run for governor of home state
People: Nigeria gets two new deputy governors
Aisha Ahmad and Edward Adamu able to start work after political deadlock ends
New Nigerian MPC members voice concerns over balancing act
Committee able to meet after lawmakers lift boycott of president’s candidates
Nigerian central bank hopes for end to monetary policy committee deadlock
Governor says country’s lawmakers should approve MPC nominees soon
People: Nominations to BoJ; Moghalu mulls presidential bid
Kuroda nominated for fresh term alongside two deputies; former CBN deputy considers bid for Nigerian presidency; Riksbank deputy reappointed
People: US Senate confirms Powell as new Fed chair
PBoC’s Zhou Xiaochuan not included in key advisory body; Buhari set to appoint new deputy governor at CBN
Nigerian central bank acts without MPC after quorum failure
Emefiele holds monetary policy steady, and hails continued fall in inflation
Nigerian central bank governor named in ‘Paradise Papers’
Emefiele’s lawyers say commercial bank failed to carry out governor’s instructions to end stake
CBN orders banks to form central customer watchlist
Nigerian central bank ramps up payment system risk management with core customer database, which will put bank customers on a ‘watchlist’ in instances of misconduct
People: Quarles confirmed for Fed role; Nigerian deputy nominated
Randal Quarles approved for Fed supervisory role; banker and gender equality activist picked for Nigerian deputy position
Nigerian state uses central bank as ‘piggy bank’ – MPC member
Central bank policies are crowding out private investment, economist argues
Nigerian recovery plan envisages new exchange rate regime
Plan calls for rationalisation of exchange rate structure and echoes many of central bank governor’s criticisms of status quo
Nigeria’s central bank rolling back forex restrictions
Allocation rules are scrapped under the new regime, while all forex dealers must open outlets at airports to aid travellers; additional forex is to be made available for tuition and medical expenses
Nigeria’s central bank is in the eye of the storm
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s flawed foreign exchange policies worsened a recession in 2016. It now needs to rebuild its credibility, argues former CBN deputy governor Kingsley Moghalu
Nigerian central bank attacks ‘unpatriotic’ critics of forex regime
Reserves under pressure due to “huge fall” in earnings, the bank admits
Central Bank of Nigeria bans banks from using digital currencies
CBN warns on AML-CFT risk to banks from dealings with “virtual currency exchangers”
Nigerian central bank details funding for farmers
Programme is latest to aim at boosting production of import substitutes