Governance
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
Doubts emerge over RBNZ mandate plans
Acting governor Spencer says a dual mandate would have little impact, but expresses concern over a committee structure; former RBNZ economists weigh in
No reason why central banks cannot be privatised, economists argue
Central banks may be better equipped to sustain market stability if privately owned, argues Juan Castañeda, with the private sector bailing out failed banks
Nigerian central bank governor named in ‘Paradise Papers’
Emefiele’s lawyers say commercial bank failed to carry out governor’s instructions to end stake
German central bank in Nazi era will be ‘special focus’ of independent study
Bundesbank funds research into twentieth century German central banks
ECB defends Draghi’s membership of G30 to EU watchdog
ECB praises chance for “dynamic debate” and rejects NGO’s claim of lack of transparency
New York Fed’s Dudley set to retire early
William Dudley says he wants to ensure a successor is in place “well before” the end of his term
People: Powell and Yellen comment on Fed chair pick; FPC member appointed
Nominee as Fed chair praises predecessors; UK’s FPC has new external member; and more
MPs clash with UK chancellor over diversity in central bank
Chair of parliamentary group says she is not convinced “all efforts” are being made to tackle gender unbalance
Trump nominates Jerome Powell as Fed chair
As a Fed governor, Powell has never issued votes of dissent against FOMC decisions
Scottish central bank could be based around ‘stakeholder’ framework
Think-tank proposes framework for Scottish central bank, should independence vote occur, based around a “stakeholder” structure
Banks will continue to gamble with public money, says Gordon Brown
Former UK prime minster says lax punishment of banks has left risky culture intact; “inevitable” rogue bankers will continue to gamble with public money
Angola appoints third central bank governor in two years
José de Lima Massano takes over during a political shift that could pave the way for changes to exchange rate policy
A new era for the BIS
As Basel III inches towards closure and a new BIS general manager prepares to move into his post, Jaime Caruana talks to Daniel Hinge about his eight years at the helm
Updated: Public prosecutor calls for conditional prison sentence for Tromp
Emsley Tromp was dismissed from the Central Bank of Curaçao and St Maarten in September following investigation
Venezuela replaces governor after less than two months in office
Constituent assembly appoints MP as economy battles hyperinflation and economic collapse
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
Italian premier proposes Visco for a second term, despite opposition
Former prime minister Renzi tried to derail governor’s renewal, questioning his record on supervision
China’s party congress hints at new PBoC chief
Contest narrows to banking regulator head Guo Shuqing and Hubei province party secretary Jiang Chaoliang