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Philippines governor Espenilla dies after 18 months in office
Career central banker tightened monetary policy and championed payment system reforms
Kazakhstan’s senate appoints new central bank governor
Change comes after president demands government’s resignation due to poor economic performance
Suriname’s president fires central bank governor
Decision comes after central bank refused to finance public spending, regional reports say
HKMA chief Norman Chan to retire in October
Chan’s leadership saw HKMA gain stronger macro-prudential powers
EBA board nominates Spanish candidate as next head
José Manuel Campa has served as academic, banker and junior finance minister
People: Stanley Fischer joins BlackRock in advisory role
Veteran central banker moves back to private sector; Jamaica begins search for new governor; El Salvador governor assumes presidency of regional council
Estonian board nominates deputy governor to lead central bank
Candidate must now undergo three months of background checks by security service
Senior Italian government members attack central bank and regulator
Dispute over central bank deputy governor and chief regulator now very likely
Trump administration nominates David Malpass as next World Bank head
Nomination comes despite inaccurate pre-crisis predictions and criticism of global institutions
People: Ghana’s Addison to chair Ecowas governors
Thailand appoints assistant governor; Vietnam announces deputy payments director
Lack of diversity signals risks, Irish regulator says
Diversity matters to performance, Rowland says, adding the issue is not restricted to gender
People: Israeli deputy to leave the central bank
Baudot-Trajtenberg to step down from deputy governor post; Argentina gets new board director and president of national mint; and more
Austrian far-right party nominates economist for governor
Robert Holzmann has distinguished career as pensions specialist, but political links may cause controversy
Rwanda’s Rwangombwa handed second term
Governor previously oversaw improvement in country’s growth prospects and progress towards single eastern currency union
People: Mexico appoints two new deputy governors
Federal Reserve appoints new research director and IADB makes Chilean official chief economist
Philippines’ Espenilla on indefinite sick leave
Deputy governors will rotate to perform his duties, central bank says
New chairman takes over at Bermuda Monetary Authority
Gerald Simons retires after six years in the post; chief executive now holds both senior posts
Irish government nominates Philip Lane as next ECB chief economist
European governments have turned down two Irish nominations for senior ECB roles in last year
People: Albania appoints new deputy governor
Luljeta Minxhozi joins Bank of Albania; Netherlands Bank loses chief investment officer; Chile appoints first technology manager; and more
Nigerian central bank to set up national micro-lender
Leading presidential candidate says he will not give governor a second term
Fed diversity is focus of new legislation
New bill would ensure at least one gender- and one ethnically-diverse candidate are interviewed for vacant president roles
People: RBNZ completes senior team shake-up
Chief information officer and two new assistant governors round out RBNZ reshuffle; Bolivian central bank hires vice-president; regional Fed boards for 2019 unveiled
Polish governor faces rising political criticism over staff salaries
Governor criticised by deputy prime minister over refusal to confirm staff payment levels
Romanian central bank governor says bank tax law is ‘nonsense’
Mugur Isărescu attacks “incomprehensible bomb” in latest dispute with government