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Singapore’s deputy prime minister to become MAS chairman
“Prime minister-in-waiting” Lawrence Wong will succeed Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Pan Gongsheng in line to be next PBoC governor
Analysts believe Pan’s appointment as party secretary positions him as the next PBoC governor
Italian government picks ECB’s Panetta as new governor
Italy may struggle to maintain seat at ECB’s executive board if Panetta heads Bank of Italy
Philippines names Eli Remolona as new central bank governor
Incoming governor previously worked 14 years at the New York Fed and 19 years at the BIS
Finnish governor Rehn will run for president
Marja Nykänen will be acting governor of Bank of Finland while Tuomas Välimäki takes ECB role
Angola appoints deputy governor to top job
Tiago Dias succeeds Massano, who left to join cabinet
Central banking against a full-scale war
National Bank of Ukraine governor Andriy Pyshnyy shares seven statements about ‘antifragility’ and the ability to function under uncertainty – and succeed
Costa Rica proposes strengthening central bank independence
Government wants to remove finance minister from board and change audit procedures
Angolan governor leaves role to join cabinet
Massano takes over economics portfolio after violent protests against fuel price hike
Bank Negara Malaysia veteran named as next governor
Shamsiah will step down when her first term ends, handing over to current deputy governor
Turkish president appoints new governor
Erkan faces exceptional challenges as questions remain over Erdoğan’s willingness to cede control
Thugge confirmed as next Kenya governor
President’s adviser gets parliamentary approval and calls for dollar bonds to boost reserves
People: Israel appoints new chief supervisor
IDB appoints chief operating officer; IADI gets new head; and more
People: April to June 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Sudan’s warring parties attack central bank and currency printers
Military sacks governor as fighting drives up prices amid existing food shortage
Chilean commission proposes broader central bank mandate
Elected councillors and experts will decide on proposal before voters decide in December
MAS launches AI training programme for key financial institutions
Central bank will design training programmes with universities and institutes
Robert Lucas, 1937–2023
Nobel Prize-winner became famous for “revolutionary” work on rational expectations
Kenyan president nominates ally as governor despite scandal
Former IMF official Thugge likely to succeed Njoroge, despite 2019 arrest over dam allegations
People: ECB seeks new supervision chief
Andrea Enria nears term end at SSM; Bank of Canada appoints deputy; Israel names SWF head
Ravi Menon reappointed as MAS chief for two more years
Menon was previously rumoured to be leaving his long-held post
Biden nominates Jefferson as Fed vice-chair
President chooses first Latinx candidate for Fed board, and names Cook for full term
Central banks have ‘long way to go’ on gender equality – IMF paper
“Multidimensional survey” finds eight major central banks are unequal on many metrics
China appoints Li Yunze to head new financial regulator
Li is set to supervise most of China’s financial industry