Governance
Senate committee backs Biden’s Fed nominees
Legislators unanimously back Jefferson, but most Republicans oppose Cook and Kugler
Book notes: O Governador, by Luis Rosa
Documents Carlos Costa’s clashes with Portugal’s elite during the eurozone sovereign debt and banking crisis
Senad Softić on governance, currency boards and EU convergence challenges
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about improving governance in a political vacuum, managing a currency board amid rip-sawing euro rates, resolving Gazprom’s local units, modernising payments and meeting EU convergence criteria
RBA to have fewer but longer monetary policy meetings
Central bank moves to overhaul governance after major review
Bye-bye BCRA?
An Argentine presidential candidate proposes abolishing the central bank and the peso
Lebanese deputy governors ‘threaten to quit’, report says
Prime minister says he will not appoint successor to Salameh as French court backs asset seizure
Uganda passes Islamic banking law
Parliament removes provision for sharia advisory council at the Bank of Uganda
Brazilian president’s nominees confirmed for central bank board
Observers speculate Galípolo may be next governor, while Santos is first Black board member
MAS posts record $22.8 billion loss
Managing director Ravi Menon says loss is not a cause for concern
People: Natia Turnava becomes first woman to lead NBG
National Bank of Georgia names Turnava acting governor; RBI appoints deputy; and more
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
Israeli government clashes with governor over banking law
Governor says law “crosses a red line” on independence, but pushes banks to raise rates
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
BIS says strategic plan now 80% complete
Institution reports rise in profits as it continues to overhaul banking services
Turkish central bank raises rates for first time since 2021
Lira falls despite tightening as finance minister promises “free foreign exchange regime”
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
BoF’s Rehn says government plans violate central bank independence
New Finnish prime minister says he will revisit policy statement
RBI expands branch network to north-east India
Kohima branch gives central bank presence in six of region’s seven states
Canada suspends involvement in China-based bank
Former official says AIIB is controlled by the Chinese Communist party
Ukraine war has valuable lessons for central banks, governor says
Central Banking Summer Meetings: Pyshnyy says new IMF aid structures will make the world safer
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