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People: ECB clears way for de Guindos
Governing council says it has “no objection” to the Spanish candidate; Bank of England’s David Thorburn resigns; RBNZ gains a board member
MAS steps in to calm job-poaching battle between insurers
Singaporean authority is concerned job-switching bonuses may be driving aggressive sales tactics
People: South Korea’s Juyeol Lee nominated for new term
South Korean president nominates Lee for fresh four-year term; SNB’s Wiedmer steps down; State Bank of Vietnam appoints new banking supervisors
Indonesian deputy nominated for governor’s role
Perry Warjiyo needs confirmation by lawmakers
People: Slovakia appoints new deputy governor
Iceland reappoints MPC member; FDIC names new director of minority and women inclusion, and more
People: Nominations to BoJ; Moghalu mulls presidential bid
Kuroda nominated for fresh term alongside two deputies; former CBN deputy considers bid for Nigerian presidency; Riksbank deputy reappointed
People: Tunisian governor resigns; EFSF appoints chairman
Governor Ayari quits after Tunisian prime minister initiated the process to replace him; EFSF picks new chairman; European Commission proposes new chief for Systemic Risk Board
People: Caruana nominated for Spanish commercial bank’s board
Qatar appoints deputy governor and Ukraine announces new onsite inspection head
People: FCA creates Brexit role; new Uzbek deputy
UK FCA creates new senior role to oversee Brexit work; Adham Islamov joins Central Bank of Uzbekistan; Swedish and French regulators join Esma board
People: Vlieghe gets second term at BoE; ECB appoints directors
Group of central banks promoting the goals of the Paris agreement on climate change appoints first chairman; and more
Spain’s de Guindos moves closer to ECB vice-presidency
Spain enjoys good relations with Germany, and lacks a top position in the EU
People: US Senate confirms Powell as new Fed chair
PBoC’s Zhou Xiaochuan not included in key advisory body; Buhari set to appoint new deputy governor at CBN
People: PBoC deputy appointed vice-mayor of Beijing
First woman nominated as deputy governor at the Bank of Mexico; Kganyago bags IMF job; Sarb gets new MPC member
People: Banque de France deputies named
Sylvie Goulard and Denis Beau take positions at Banque de France; second deputy governor at Bank of Ghana vacates post; Bolivian central bank’s board gets new vice-chair; and more
Gontareva accused of complicity in money laundering
Ex-governor denies she improperly helped former president Yanukovych
People: Peru’s Velarde bags BIS job; Belsham gets second term on BoE committee
People: Peruvian governor succeeds Poloz as Council for the America’s chair; David Belsham gets second term at Prudential Regulation Committee; and more
People: Bank of England official to become FCA chair
Charles Randell to take over as FCA chair in April; BoE appoints its first job sharers at executive director level; Vietnam names deputy governor; Mark Mullinix to leave Fed; and more
NBKR’s Abdygulov returns to top job after stint in government
Tolkunbek Abdygulov spent a brief period as deputy prime minister before resuming the central bank’s chairmanship
People: Cleviston Haynes handed full governorship
Central Bank of Barbados acting governor gets full term; delayed appointments made to Israel’s Supervisory Council; ESM confirms Mário Centeno as chair
2017: The year in review
Over the past year, the global economy regained some strength, and some central banks began to return their policy to normal; but it was not all smooth sailing
People: Fed appoints new payments security strategy chief
Boston Fed vice-president to lead payments security; director of prudential regulation of UK banks to stand down; Kuwaiti governor to chair Council of the Islamic International Board in 2018; and more
Senior figure steps down from Irish central bank
Mary O’Dea was interim head of Ireland’s financial regulator during financial crisis of 2009
Roi to vacate Mauritian governorship in January 2018
Experienced first deputy Googoolye to take over for three-year term, having already served as interim twice over the past decade
Adrian Orr to lead RBNZ in 2018
Former deputy takes over at a time when the central bank mandate is being called into question; Grant Spencer sets sights on retirement