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Polish governor says dissenting MPC members may have broken law
Glapiński and four colleagues could notify prosecutors over critical comments by fellow rate-setters
Four more African central banks raise rates
Ghana raises policy rate to highest level since 2017, plus hikes in Uganda, Sierra Leone and Tunisia
Colombian president criticises central bank’s rate increases
Finance minister argues tighter policy could bring recession without reducing inflation
Ukrainian governor Shevchenko resigns
Governor says he is quitting for health reasons as Gontareva says possible successor is unqualified
Finance minister becomes new Guatemala governor
Gónzalez replaces Recinos, who had led the Bank of Guatemala for seven years
Nigerian MPC raises rates as inflation reaches highest level since 2005
Governor says inflation is gathering pace and next year’s election is increasing sovereign risk
Bank of Uganda denies government broke law on loan repayment
Opposition says government borrowed more than $2 billion, but central bank rejects claim
IDB fires president after accusations of abuse of power
External investigators claimed Claver-Carone had not co-operated with probe
Controversial nominee joins Paraguayan board
Central bank continues tightening process with fourteenth straight hike as inflation slows
Guatemalan central bank orders 25bp hike
Central bank raises rates to highest level since 2017
IDB president faces dismissal over alleged abuse of power
Claver-Carone attacks investigation and denies alleged affair
People: new climate risk officer at OCC, Sama hires CBDC head, and more
Saudi Central Bank names CBDC director; Dominican Republic and Tunisia announce senior appointments
Argentine president names Pesce to full six-year term as governor
Moves comes as IMF reaches preliminary agreement on next loan tranche
Paraguayan ex-governor objects to central bank board nominee
Union claims appointment of finance ministry official would damage independence
Bank of Canada critic becomes leader of the opposition
Pierre Poilievre said in May he would fire governor for failing to contain inflation
People: July to September 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Bolivian ex-governor calls opposition audit request ‘nonsense’
Most central bank gold reserves are held outside country, Morales says
Lars Rohde to retire from National Bank of Denmark
Governor will step down after 10 years in the role
How to run a world-class economics department
Benchmarking data shows central banks have myriad ways of organising their economists. So how do some of the world’s top research organisations do it?
PBoC launches new phase of e-yuan pilot
Consumers in some cities can use prototype CBDC for public transport and housing
HKMA deputy chief executive to retire early
Hong Kong’s finance secretary will chair a panel to pick a successor through open recruitment
Taking a cue from the top: governor turnover and independence
Central bank governors tend to have long tenures, but what that means can vary. High turnover remains a worrisome signal
Pakistan names new governor
Jameel Ahmad succeeds Reza Baqir after three-month delay
Glapiński accuses Germany of wanting to redraw land borders
Polish governor warns on plans for EU super-state as German foreign office calls claims “absurd”