Governance
People: Novelist named to Honduras central bank board
SNB official retires next year; two new vice-presidents at ADB; and more
Ghana’s governor rejects opposition calls to resign
Addison says central bank only used monetary financing to respond to crisis
South Sudanese president fires sixth governor
IMF praised central bank policies in May as country’s economic crises grow
UK’s PM should have power to fire BoE governor, politician says
Former minister says Bailey lacks confidence among finance sector and politicians
RBA continues to hold rates under new governor
‘Some further tightening of monetary policy may be required,’ Bullock says
IMF holds Georgia deal over central bank and sanctions unease
Three vice-governors quit after central bank refuses to implement US sanctions against businessman
Thai PM meets governor after unexpected rate rise
BoT said new government’s spending package is an inflation risk, as currency falls
Ex-governor issues stern warnings about planned RBA revamp
Debate over proposed changes to RBA’s board structure escalates
Chinese prosecutors charge ex-PBoC official with taking bribes
Central bank fired deputy governor Fan Yifei in December
Milei picks professor to be (last) central bank governor
Argentinian candidate picks dollarisation advocate for BCRA
Nigerian senate confirms governor and deputies
President’s nominees took over as acting officials last week after former deputy governors resigned
Bolivian reserves reaching critical levels, say experts
Central bank is depleting gold stocks to pay debt while monetary financing continues
MAS defends AML supervision in wake of billion-dollar scandal
Credit Suisse, Citi, DBS and Deutsche Bank among firms implicated
Ghanaian MPC holds rates while Guinea opts for 50bp rise
Addison says Ghana’s growth will outstrip IMF forecast but reserves remain extremely low
Turkey raises policy rates for fourth consecutive time
Foreign exchange rates little changed, despite president’s commitment to tight monetary policy
Second Ecuador candidate promises to spend reserves
Both candidates now plan to raid central bank, despite 2021 law banning financing
People: Former MAS managing director Hu dies
New chair for Kenya central bank’s board; new member of BoE court; and more
Critic urges UK to leave China-based lender
Treasury says UK will stay in AIIB as ex-official calls some employees “useful idiots”
IMF and World Bank to go ahead with Marrakech meetings
Leaders say they wish to stand by Morocco after earthquake killed nearly 3,000
Nigerian president nominates new governor after Emefiele resigns
Media reports say suspended central bank head resigned while in security service custody
New Zealand finance minister defends dual mandate
Robertson rejects calls for changed mandate and new regulator ahead of general election
ECB nominates Bundesbank’s Buch as new head of supervision
Governing council votes for German official over Bank of Spain deputy governor
Helder Lopes becomes Timor-Leste central bank governor
Country faces bank lending challenges due to limited land registry
Momentum builds to end RBNZ dual mandate
Think-tank calls for abolishing deposit insurance and creating new prudential regulator