Governance
Bank of Albania denies having ‘printed money’ to finance HQ
Allegations over 2010 purchase of Tirana property resurface after leaked state audit
Jamaican finance minister set to become IMF deputy MD
Fund’s chief proposes Nigel Clarke for role, while general counsel announces retirement
Campos Neto on inflation targeting, independence and the future of financial intermediation
The Brazilian governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about tackling inflation, the need for financial autonomy, and redefining the financial landscape with open finance, programmable Pix, deposit tokenisation and sound cross-border payments governance
People: July to September 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Hungary’s central bank completes carbon capture programme
MNB expects 75% reduction in emissions by end of 2025
Poland’s top court blocks inquiry into central bank governor
Glapiński accused of politically aligned monetary policy decisions
Libya’s central bank resumes operations
Move follows “safe return” of kidnapped official
Libyan central bank halts work after IT director abducted
Kidnapping comes after armed protesters call for governor’s resignation
Brazil congress postpones central bank autonomy bill again
Senate committee yet to schedule new date for vote on proposed law
Former IMF economist to be next Bangladesh Bank governor
Ahsan Habib Mansur will take over after predecessor was forced out of office following protests
Bangladesh central bank’s governor steps down
Abdur Rouf Talukder’s departure comes days after protests forced deputy governors to resign
Protesters force Bangladesh Bank deputy governors to resign
Governor’s whereabouts unknown after demonstrations cause prime minister to flee
MAS review aims to boost Singapore’s stock market
Central bank-led group will look into how SGX might attract more IPOs
Malta’s central bank governor steps down to fight criminal case
Bank says Scicluna is leaving temporarily to “defend his innocence”
Central banks face a capital framework imbalance – should we care?
Most economists say clear recapitalisation frameworks are important. But many central banks still lack them
Uruguay appoints new central bank president
Vice-president promoted as outgoing chief resigns
Head of Malta’s central bank resists calls to resign
Prime minister removes embattled governor from board of financial services authority
More than half of US organisations ‘vulnerable to IT failure’
New research underlines cyber risks to central banks following CrowdStrike IT outage
Spanish political parties fail to agree on new governor
Opposition refuses to accept government’s nomination of former ECB official Escrivá
Trump says he would probably let Powell continue on Fed board
If he is “doing the right thing”, Jerome Powell can serve out his term, former president says
Lebanese central bank joins action against ex-governor, say reports
Official says central bank has joined foreign investigations of alleged crimes by Salameh
Political influence is affecting the OeNB’s independence, staff say
Austrian central bank employees criticise gag orders, conflicts of interest and insufficient female staff