Governance
Sharon Donnery to step in as acting Central Bank of Ireland governor
Donnery to serve as acting governor for the three months between the terms of Lane and Makhlouf
Ghana holds first Financial Stability Council meeting
Council was established after central bank confronted crisis in commercial lenders
Haldane outlines vision of locally-modelled economies
BoE chief economist backs Raghuram Rajan’s idea of a revival of communities
Former IMF official appointed SBP governor
IMF’s Egypt representative takes helm at State Bank of Pakistan as country seeks fund support
Lebanese central bank strike ‘shut down local banks’
Staff consider further strike action over rumoured salary cuts as government faces fiscal crisis
EBA board rejects finding that Estonian and Danish authorities breached law
Senior European official says money laundering scandal will not be ‘swept under carpet’
Moore quits Fed nomination process
Growing pressure from Republican senators slashed his odds of being confirmed
Eswatini central bank denies allegations of holding ‘Gaddafi millions’
Central bank denies claims that it holds money passed on by former South African president Zuma
Italian cabinet approves central bank appointments after delay
Move comes after strong criticisms of the Bank of Italy by leaders of governing parties
Former UK civil servant nominated to lead Irish central bank
Senior civil servant with experience in New Zealand and UK nominated for top central bank role
‘A huge job in anybody’s terms’ – BoE’s court sets criteria for new governor
Governor must be able to promote the UK post-Brexit, while issue of diversity looms large
New York Fed moves to tackle ethics in financial culture
Academics and bankers “share many of the same concerns” about ethics and behaviour, New York Fed official says
India’s Supreme Court issues RBI transparency ultimatum
Central bank given “last opportunity” to comply after continuing to “violate” earlier ruling
Swift names Pérez-Tasso as chief executive
Pérez-Tasso will take over from current chief Gottfried Leibbrandt, who will step down in June
Trump administration remains committed to Moore nomination
Candidate’s many controversies are not yet enough to derail his Fed nomination; Greenspan shares insights from governor appointments during his term
BoE agrees to refine stress-testing in light of review
Independent report says stress-testing is working, but there is room for improvement
‘Broader skill base’ supporting BoE diversity targets
Central bank still missing targets at top level, but graduate intakes are much more diverse