News/Governance
Bahamas SDR law gets parliamentary approval
Opposition claims government wants to legalise use of IMF assets after the fact
Chile governor warns committee against adding mandates
Debate over central bank role continues in Chile’s second attempt at new constitution
People: BIS appoints deputy head of MED
Riksbank to shrink board; De La Rue chair resigns; Hungary appoints MPC members
Suriname president signs central bank independence law
IMF currently withholding loan payments to corruption-plagued country
RBA review calls for major policy and governance changes
Australian government welcomes call for new rate-setting body and clearer mandate
IMF code drives reform of central bank transparency
Dmytro Solohub says pilots of new transparency code have already fostered change
EU concludes authorities cannot seize Russian assets
Brussels says Europe may be able to invest assets and use extra profits to aid Ukraine
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
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
Australia to publish central bank review in April
Independent review likely to propose changes to RBA’s board
Lagarde slightly injured in car accident
ECB president was departing Euro Summit
Banknotes: January to March 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Taliban appoints new governor to Afghan central bank
Hidayatullah Badri was acting finance minister and previously ran Taliban’s finances
IMF review finds flaws in Covid-19 response
Key departments lacked sufficient staff and fund missed surge in inflation, IEO report says
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
Lebanese judge questions governor
Salameh interviewed in presence of European officials after initially refusing to be questioned
China to set up new party-led financial supervisors
New committees to be established by end of 2023 as part of wider supervisory change
BoE may have ‘too much to do’, experts warn
Secondary remits may be diverting attention from key tasks, House of Lords committee hears
Vietnam cuts rates after PM demands real estate action
SBV cuts rates as property developers face growing debt problems
SNB’s Maechler to take deputy role at BIS
Senior Swiss official will replace Luis Awazu Pereira da Silva as deputy general manager