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Bangladesh Bank chief steps down following staff revolt
Mansur says he resigned after media reports that new government was going to replace him
RBA did not lose focus on inflation, says deputy governor
Hauser says last year’s cuts were based on assumption that price levels in Australia would be lower
Lagarde downplays odds of early exit
ECB president uses interviews to say she is on a ‘mission’ with a ‘baseline’ of serving out her term
Romanian governor targeted by new deepfake
Fake advertisements push financial investments using Mugur Isărescu’s imagery
Changing of Lagarde: who might take over at the ECB?
De Cos and Knot among contenders, following reports that president may be stepping down early
People: Change at the top in South Sudan
Plus new appointments in Austria, Romania and at the ECB
Suspended Bulgarian deputy appointed as caretaker PM
Country’s president says Gurov is only candidate not tainted by association with outgoing government
Banque de France governor unexpectedly steps down early
Villeroy de Galhau to take on new role at non-profit foundation
Tech issue caused RBA systems outage, says Bullock
Australian governor apologises and says payments failures were ‘not acceptable’
BoK and BI’s QR payments link to come online in April
South Korea and Indonesia also renew $7.3bn currency swap agreement for five years
Slovenia’s politicians agree to appoint Dolenc as governor
Acting head given full tenure more than a year after parliament rejected president’s initial choice
Don’t count on central banks to buy public debt, says Lagarde
ECB president tells Davos panel that divergent global standards may puncture AI bubble
Croatia’s Vujčić to replace de Guindos as ECB vice-president
Governor will be executive board’s first member from a post-2004 EU accession state
Baltics announce nominees for de Guindos’s position at ECB
Estonia proposes central bank governor, while Lithuania nominates finance minister
Algeria sacks central bank governor
Taleb replaced by erstwhile deputy on an interim basis, country’s president announces
Renato Gomes on Pix, Drex and digital asset regulation
Brazil’s deputy governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about pros and pitfalls of open finance, financial inclusion and crime on Pix, and the need to sideline DLT for Drex phase 3
China to continue ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy in 2026
PBoC plans to work with other agencies in effort to boost consumption
IMF opens third China office in Shanghai
Institution and PBoC say new hub will conduct research into Asia-Pacific’s emerging economies
RBNZ’s Breman to discuss greater transparency with MPC
New governor says she will raise issue of attributing votes on rate decisions to individual policy-makers
‘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
€25K handouts would not affect labour market – ECB paper
Stimulus packages are effective in raising consumption, researchers argue
People: Bostic to step down from Atlanta Fed
Plus new appointments in Botswana, Estonia, Slovakia, Singapore and at BIS
Stress-test transparency: how much is too much?
The transparency drive to disclose bank stress-test results comes with costs