Governance
People: Nigeria and Latvia gain deputy governors
Bank of Israel says new bank supervisor will encourage technological innovation
Riksbank deputy tests positive for coronavirus
Riksbank’s deputy governor appears to have contracted the virus while on holiday
Senior Moldovan central bank officials arrested
Central bank expresses “deep concern” over arrests and calls for “impartial” probe into 2014 fraud
Andrew Bailey approved as Bank of England governor
Treasury Committee “satisfied” after grilling the outgoing FCA chief
Indian supreme court overturns RBI crypto ban
RBI has powers over crypto asset services but total ban was disproportionate, court rules
Andrew Bailey defends record in parliamentary grilling
Prospective BoE governor says he faced a “huge task” in “rebuilding” the FCA, though he admits he is “not proud” of some things that happened during his tenure
People: Panama’s sovereign wealth fund elects first female president
Bank of Spain elects new financial stability head; Liberian governor to head West African group
Activist claims Bailey ‘not fit’ to govern BoE
High-profile activist criticises Bailey and FCA in new report, calling for investigation into his appointment
Georgieva backs Antoinette Sayeh as IMF deputy managing director
Liberian economist formerly headed up fund’s Africa department
FCA admits data blunder
Confidential information was published in descriptions of complaints following a freedom of information request
Mauritius government replaces central bank governor
Reports say government dismissed governor and second deputy as currency falls
People: UK’s FCA makes three new appointments
FCA reshuffles board; senior Bank of Spain official joins Single Resolution Board
Economist joins Bank of Japan’s rate-setters
BoJ board member in favour of continued QE but has expressed doubts on negative rates
Authorities in Bahamas and Colombia sign supervision agreement
Bahamas central bank and Colombian regulator will share information on financial firms
People: Bank of Israel appoints monetary committee member
Michel Strawczynski joins Bank of Israel six-member body; World Bank has a new managing director of development policy and partnerships; South African Mint appoints new managing director
Suriname scandal deepens as ‘tainted’ governor nominee withdraws
Central bank denies $100 million is missing as staff denounce president’s pick for governor
IMF confirms it has abandoned fifteenth quota reform
US thought to oppose proposals to increase emerging economies’ voting power
Shelton gets little respite in Fed nomination hearing
Lawmakers unimpressed by her previous remarks and poor attendance record at EBRD meetings
Women paid 20% less than men at BoE
Pay gap shrinks to lowest level since 2017, but remains above UK national average
How might Shelton and Waller reshape the Fed?
The Fed board nominees face Senate hearings later this week
Global governance is getting harder, warns BoE’s Cunliffe
Fading memories of crisis, new players and Brexit all create challenges, deputy says