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People: RBA names two new assistant governors; Barbadian deputy governor retires
Luci Ellis and Lindsay Boulton appointed assistant governors at the Reserve Bank of Australia amid reshuffle; Harold Codrington departs Barbadian central bank after 37 years of service; and more
Philippine president plans to amend law to hand Tetangco third term
Duterte plans to ask Amando Tetangco to stay for third term; finance minister confirms government intends to amend law specifying a two-term limit
How does Janet Yellen fit into Trump’s new order?
Academics and former Fed officials think Yellen is safe for now, though the gap she could leave when her term comes to an end has some worried
People: BIS replaces Debelle as chair of markets committee; UK advertises for Shafik replacement
MAS’s Jacqueline Loh will chair the markets committee at the Bank for International Settlements; Bank of England advertises for deputy governor role
People: Sarb reappoints deputy for second term; Central Bank of Kenya looking to replace board
South African Reserve Bank appoints Francois Groepe to serve another term; parliament has approved five new members to the Central Bank of Kenya board, but formal process not yet complete; and more
Is the Central Bank of Argentina back?
The Central Bank of Argentina’s new governor, Federico Sturzenegger, has made strong progress in tackling runaway inflation and reversing the country’s monetary decline. But many challenges remain
People: Furse leaves BoE FPC; Bank Negara appoints sharia advisors
Furse leaves BoE for new role at HSBC; shariah advisory council appointed for new term at Bank Negara Malaysia; and more
Carney to be grilled on exit timing
MPs plan to question Mark Carney on how, for a second time, he has managed to circumvent UK law designed to fix the length of a Bank of England governor’s term
Carney will remain at BoE until 2019
BoE governor chooses to extend term at central bank an additional year amid intense speculation as to his future, though he stops short of a full eight years
People: Ukraine promotes Smolii to first deputy governor and appoints two new deputies
Banking supervision chief and human resources head join central bank’s board
Chile’s Vergara to pass torch to Marcel
Mario Marcel is chosen to become the next central bank governor when Vergara’s term ends in December; Marcel has experience at the World Bank, OECD and IDB
Carney: I will stay ‘as long as I can’
Carney says the decision to stay or go will be “entirely personal”; Bank of England governor says central bank will not “slavishly rely” on QE
People: IMF appoints new head of Independent Evaluation Office
Iceland names director of financial stability and Russia appoints head of banking regulation
Lack of diversity is holding Fed back, says San Francisco president
Diversity critics have given the central bank the “kick in the pants” that was needed, said Williams, whose Fed branch is already making institutional changes to foster diversity
Pelaelo to take over as Bank of Botswana governor
Deputy has risen through the ranks and will replace Linah Mohohlo on October 20; president announces his decision through social media
Asia’s longest-serving governor to step down
Perng Fai-nan says he will retire as governor of Taiwan’s central bank when his fourth term ends in 2018 following two decades of strong currency and financial stability management
People: Finland appoints two central bank board members; Atlanta Fed promotes senior managers
Former European Commissioner Rehn joins Finnish board; Atlanta Fed makes four promotions; Switzerland changes regional delegate
People: RBNZ appoints new board chair; reshuffle of senior management at Australian central bank
Reserve Bank of New Zealand replaces board of directors’ chair after 10 years at bank; assistant governors swap roles at the RBA as the bank looks to hire new talent; and more
RBA’s Heath highlights changing nature of Australian workforce
Automation, ageing population and decline of industry are reshaping the labour market’s demand for skills, head of economic analysis says, with lessons for central bank recruiting
People: BoE appoints Brexit co-ordinator; Lagarde chooses Selassie to head Africa department
Phil Evans put in charge of work on UK’s exit from European Union at the Bank of England; Christine Lagarde appoints new Africa chief; and more
People: Dennis Lockhart to stand down; Buch becomes Irving Fisher committee chair
Atlanta Fed president quits after 10 years at bank; Claudia Buch becomes chair of the BIS’s stats-focused committee; new head of research at the New York Fed
BoE’s Shafik to step down early
Deputy governor reveals she is to take up post as director of the London School of Economics in 2017, leaving the central bank more than two years before her term was due to end
People: Turkish deputy appointed; Dominican Republic governor and deputy to serve again
Former HSBC and Citigroup banker joins the ranks of the Central Bank of Turkey; long-standing Dominican Republic governor and deputy invited to serve again; and more
German economist wins central bank prize
Klaus Adam wins award jointly sponsored by SNB, Bundesbank and National Bank of Austria for “innovative work” on asset prices and monetary policy