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People: Philippines governor recovering after medical procedure
Benjamin Diokno steps back from duties temporarily, plus appointments in UK, Singapore and more
New York Fed to establish ‘innovation centre’
Search begins for director, who will lead collaboration with BIS innovation hubs
Economics Benchmarks 2020 report – executive summary
Shedding light on economics governance, salaries, forecasting, research, publications and more
People: Rolle gets second governor term at Central Bank of Bahamas
Bahamas governor get second five-year term; new director-general for information systems appointed at ECB; Central Bank of Namibia recruits banking operations head, and more
William Allen (1937–2021)
Second governor of the Central Bank of Bahamas who later served as finance minister
People: San Francisco Fed appoints strategy and people officer
Dallas and San Francisco Feds appoint officials; new ECB comms chief takes up role; Bank of Greece adviser to head up payments network
Palestine Monetary Authority governor resigns early
Government quickly nominates senior PMA official to take place of Azzam Shawwa
FCA undergoes reshuffle of senior managers
Regulator establishes new consumers and competition directorate
People: T&T governor has term extended
Hilaire will stay at T&T central bank until 2023; Sri Lanka promotes two assistant governors to deputy posts; Australia appoints new assistant governor; CNB official joins Esma board
Is the integrity of Afghanistan’s central bank under threat?
Acting governor fires key staff and is accused of undoing reforms, while World Bank appears ready to suspend funds; administration and other donors show few signs of learning from Kabul Bank scandal
Maltese ex-finance minister becomes governor despite political dispute
Opposition alleges Edward Scicluna is “bad choice” but Labour government dismisses claims
Colombia names new central bank governor
Senior economist focused on development set to take office in January
New Bank of Jamaica Act grants legal independence
BoJ Act 2020 triggers formation of monetary policy committee, board restructure and increased capitalisation
People: New deputies named in China and Mexico
Plus ECB appoints senior supervisors, and Donald Trump tries to install new OCC chief
Norges Bank deputy governor resigns over security clearance
Deputy governor in charge of world’s largest SWF denied clearance because of wife’s residence in China
Christopher Waller narrowly passes Senate vote
St Louis Fed economist approved for Fed governor role, despite opposition from Democrats
Tangen to permanently divest from AKO fund in January 2021
Norges Bank unveils final contract with SWF’s new chief executive
Cypriot governor and NBIM chief executive contract Covid-19
Herodotou and Tangen become latest central bank officials to test positive for the virus
Gambian president appoints new governor
Senior bureaucrat at finance ministry takes role as previous governor becomes trade minister
Icelandic Central Bank’s female employees earn slightly more than men
Central bank says figures indicate there is no unexplained pay gap
Biden to nominate Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary
Former Fed chair would become first person to have led central bank, Treasury, and Council of Economic Advisers
IMF misses gender targets as number of senior women falls
Number of women in senior IMF roles “can and should” increase – report
People: Bangladesh appoints deputy; Elderson has bumpy ride
Bangladesh Bank names new deputy; Elderson passes EU parliament vote despite opposition
Malta appoints finance minister as new governor
Edward Scicluna to replace Mario Vella, who will oversee economic relations with the UK