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Book notes: States and the masters of capital, by Quentin Bruneau
Chronicling the practices and players involved in privately financed sovereign debt
World Bank board elects Ajay Banga president
Former Citigroup and Mastercard executive succeeds controversial Malpass
Kenya commission publishes shortlist to succeed Njoroge
Six candidates on list to succeed governor, whose final term ends in June
Fed inspector says FOMC should look at extending trading rules
Internal watchdog also finds shortcomings in enforcement and review
ECB says Hungary has infringed central bank autonomy
Frankfurt says restrictions on bond buying interfere with monetary policy
People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED
Riksbank to shrink board; De La Rue chair resigns; Hungary appoints MPC members
Brazilian governor rejects senator’s rate cut ‘plea’
Campos Neto says he leads a “technical body that makes technical decisions”
IMF code drives reform of central bank transparency
Dmytro Solohub says pilots of new transparency code have already fostered change
Menon set to leave MAS this year – reports
Former MAS assistant managing director tipped to take over the role
Slovak prime minister urges governor to resign after bribery conviction
Peter Kažimír denies corruption and says he will defend himself in higher court
Cuba will again allow dollar cash deposits
Decision reverses ban in place since June 2021
Megan Greene to join Bank of England MPC
Kroll chief economist will succeed Silvana Tenreyro later this year
Boston Fed expands programme to get people back into work
FedNow created high demand for IT roles, which sparked programme’s inception
People: First governor of Congo central bank dies aged 92
Deputy governors depart in Canada and Sweden; and more
Rates round-up: Kenya raises rates to highest since 2018
Sarb adds 50bp more as economy struggles; Zimbabwe cuts 1,000bp; Mozambique holds
Lagarde slightly injured in car accident
ECB president was departing Euro Summit
Taliban appoints new governor to Afghan central bank
Hidayatullah Badri was acting finance minister and previously ran Taliban’s finances
People: January to March 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Brazilian MPC holds rates despite pressure
President says policy rate is “absurd” but MPC says expectations not yet anchored round targets
SNB’s Maechler to take deputy role at BIS
Senior Swiss official will replace Luis Awazu Pereira da Silva as deputy general manager
PBoC leadership faces multiple challenges
Yi Gang’s staying on as governor will only ease some of the pressures, writes Hui Feng
Yi Gang stays on as China’s central bank governor
Beijing’s surprise decision sends stabilising signal for the economy, analysts say
BoJ maintains monetary easing at Kuroda’s final policy meeting
Ueda confirmed as next governor as pressure grows to abandon yield curve control
Russia may nominate candidate for World Bank president
Experts think move is meant to embarrass US