People
RBA deputy says events in Venezuela point to age of extremes
Hauser says 2026 likely to be marked by high uncertainty and potentially benign outcomes
Iran replaces central bank governor amid mass protests
Abdolnasser Hemmati becomes monetary chief for second time as street demonstrations continue
Cross-Benchmarks Staffing Report 2025: tackling shortages
Benchmarking data and central bank comments point to bottlenecks, but HR teams are taking action
People: Lepushynskyi named NBU deputy
Plus: Grym gets new BoF role and Finma appoints insurance head
People: October to December 2025
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
People: Former DNB chief Knot joins Systemic Risk Council
Plus appointments at BIS Innovation Hub and Turkish central bank
Ecuadorian central bank’s general manager resigns
Avellán leaves post year and a half ahead of schedule to ‘take on new professional challenges’
‘Refresh’ continues as RBNZ appoints new board chair
Acting chair Rodger Finlay steps into position permanently ahead of new governor taking office
People: Saudi governor elected to BIS board
Plus senior appointments in Asia, the Middle East and Europe
Namibia governor to step down one year ahead of schedule
Johannes !Gawaxab, chief of central bank since 2020, will depart on December 31
Bolivia’s new government picks interim central bank chief
Career monetary authority official David Espinoza vows to restore independence
People: Bostic to step down from Atlanta Fed
Plus new appointments in Botswana, Estonia, Slovakia, Singapore and at BIS
People: Estonia selects new governor-designate
Plus senior promotions in Hong Kong, India and Sri Lanka
People: Bunge made first deputy governor at Riksbank
Plus: Promotions in India and Singapore, and Santos Pereira takes charge in Portugal
RBNZ to pay Orr more than US$240,000 under non-compete clause
Central bank says ‘restraint of trade’ provisions have applied to ex-governors since 2012
Book notes: Bankers’ trust, by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
A novel investigation into how trust among central bankers – or lack thereof – helped and worsened crises of the past
Bank of Mauritius appoints its first female governor
Bank hopes to put turmoil behind it with appointment of IMF economist Priscilla Muthoora Thakoor
Riksbank’s Breman chosen to head RBNZ
New Zealand central bank’s first female governor recruited from Sweden following Orr debacle
Trump ally nominated as IMF first deputy managing director
Dan Katz has ties to US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and former BoE governor Mervyn King
People: Head of Bank of Mauritius to step down
Plus: Ethiopia appoints governor and EBA chair announces departure