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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
David Mayes: 1946–2017
The internationally minded professor was a stalwart of the central banking community
People: Fiji appoints deputy; Commission proposes new SRB chair term
Esala Masitabua will become deputy governor in Fiji on January 1, 2018; European Commission proposes extending Elke König’s mandate as chair of the SRB; and more
Richmond Fed appoints McKinsey executive its next president
Tom Barkin will serve as a full FOMC member as of 2018
Goodfriend nominated to Fed board
Central bank veteran to fill one of the four vacant spots on the board of governors
Insider León takes Carstens’ seat at Bank of Mexico
León to take over from Carstens at end of week; lengthy selection process saw top contender drop out to run for presidential office
Letter said to be from Malaysia deputy governor alleges bullying
Bank Negara Malaysia deputy resigns early after 31 years’ service
Do not assume history will repeat itself – Yellen
In conversation with Mervyn King, Janet Yellen reflects on her four years in office as Fed chair, saying there was not time for champagne on her first day
People: Yellen to leave Fed in February; Curaçao names temporary governor
Janet Yellen to step down from Fed board; retirement crisis sees flurry of appointments at Curaçao and Sint Maarten; Carstens hands in chairmanship at IMFC; and more
People: Riksbank appoints new head of financial stability
Sweden confirms the head of financial stability; BIS appoints new advisory board; Ukraine has new director of payment systems; and Angola reshuffles board of directors
Race to replace Agustín Carstens enters final stages
With less than a month to go before Bank of Mexico governor Carstens retires, analysts review potential candidates
People: Deputies appointed in Hong Kong and Oman
HKMA picks deputy chief executive and new director; Oman appoints vice-president; Central Bank of Kenya has new comms chief
People: MAS appoints cyber security chief in management reshuffle
MAS makes promotions including first chief cyber security office; Visco confirmed; Republicans turn on Yellen; Richmond Fed picks CFO; new chief of staff in Paraguay