Governance
Qatari emir names new central bank governor
Abdulla Bin Saoud Al-Thani leaves QCB leadership after 15 years
Luxembourg authorities open investigation into Lebanese governor
Third European country probes finances of Riad Salameh
Marcel: New constitution should protect central bank independence
Chile governor gives presentation before historic constitutional convention
BCB independence and Brazil’s inflation battle
Formal autonomy should help shield central bank from political pressure linked to 2022 elections, but challenges remain
Sri Lankan central bank takes emergency measures as FX crisis deepens
Central bank will securitise remittances to fund reserves, but statement hints at steep fall in inflows
Riksbank opens review of board members’ stock holdings
Investigation will assess whether officials violated “rules of conduct”
People: Georgieva nominates new IMF deputy managing director
BoE’s PRA names new executive directors; Dallas Fed renews terms for two board members
ESG reserves adoption challenged by reliance on sovereign bonds
Higher issuance of government-compliant bonds is insufficient to offer investable alternatives to central banks.
Quarles will resign from Fed board at end of year
Former vice-chair for supervision had 10 years left as governor
BIS board reappoints Carstens as general manager
Luiz Pereira da Silva gets new term as deputy, and Stefan Ingves becomes vice-chair
People: ECB appoints new head of macro-pru
BIS names Innovation Hub directors; Bundesbank sends representative to Madrid; and more
Podcast: Dominik Weh on why central banks need to embrace technology
Central banks need to keep abreast of the current technology or risk being left behind
IMF knew Lebanese central bank had $4.7 billion shortfall in 2015 – Reuters
Officials said central bank had net negative assets due to claims by commercial lenders, report says
Indian government reappoints Das as governor
Das gets new three-year term, as economy rebounds from Covid shock
People: IMF deputy managing director to leave
Mitsuhiro Furusawa to depart IMF; Brazil and Costa Rica to appoint board members; and more
Senators introduce Fed ethics law
Democrats’ proposals would put board’s ethics rules on statutory footing and impose fines
People: BoE and Sama governors appointed to chair FSB committees
IMF’s Georgieva nominates new CIO; former El Salvador governor dies
Is Powell still on track for second term?
Despite scandals and vocal criticism, support still looks likely to outweigh opposition
Approaching green central bank balance sheets
Climate-friendly balance sheets come at a ‘greenium’, panellists argue at a roundtable at Central Banking’s Summer Meetings, in collaboration with Invesco.
HKMA says firms must report on national security law suspects
Financial regulators say firms must report on those arrested under anti-dissident law
Bank of Mexico creates environmental and social risk department
Central bank’s attitude to environmental risk might put it at odds with government, says commentator
Chilean president grants Marcel new term as governor
Central bank leader faces continued challenges from pandemic and rapid political change