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State Bank of Pakistan reveals first MPC members
Formation of monetary policy committee is part of a broader drive towards independence and inflation targeting; one seat remains unfilled
Andrew Bailey agrees to lead FCA
PRA chief executive accepts top job at UK’s other financial regulator after being asked to take the role, but may not make the move for some months
People: Tombini takes FSB committee chair; Al-Wazir moves to IMF
Alexandre Tombini is appointed to chair budget committee; former PMA governor joins IMF; Kazakh sovereign wealth fund replaces its chairman; and more
Lagarde nominated for second term as IMF head
Christine Lagarde is backed by UK and Germany for a second term as managing director when her first expires in July; the International Monetary Fund launches the selection process
Flurry of new central bank heads could continue into 2016
The past three months have brought 10 new central bank governors and a Fed president, after a period of relative stability; Central Bank Directory 2016 shows other terms expiring this year
Economists say Rajan has good chance of staying as RBI governor – if he wants to
Raghuram Rajan is popular enough to be reappointed when his first term ends later this year, but he may have other appealing options, according to observers
Governor Craigg ends 37 years of service at the Central Bank of the Bahamas
Former finance secretary John Rolle succeeds Wendy Craigg, who takes up the role of adviser to the prime minister
People: NBIM names real estate CEO; Gerlach moves to private sector
Norges Bank Real Estate Management gets CEO; Stefan Gerlach takes up new role at Swiss private bank BSI; and more
National Bank of Denmark to establish research unit
Central bank looks to bolster analytical work with new unit; advertises for a head of research with a track record of academic achievements and fluency in English to recruit and lead new team
Tucker to succeed Bair as Systemic Risk Council chair
Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker to chair private sector group pushing for ‘strong and simple reforms’ to financial system; succeeds former FDIC chair Sheila Bair
Lane tells Irish central bankers he’ll be in touch
New governor of the Central Bank of Ireland says he will be in ‘regular touch’ with his colleagues through his blog, video messages and also directly
Al-Wazir reflects on eight tough years at the PMA
After two terms leading the Palestine Monetary Authority, Jihad Al-Wazir tells Daniel Hinge about his efforts to manage operations in a warzone and improve the central bank against the odds
Shawwa succeeds Al-Wazir as Palestine governor
Azzam Shawwa set to take over as Palestine Monetary Authority chief as Jihad Al Wazir’s eight years at the helm draw to a close
Neel Kashkari to head Minneapolis Fed from 2016
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis reveals Neel Kashkari will succeed Narayana Kocherlakota as president; past experience includes oversight of Troubled Asset Relief Program
Kazakhstan governor replaced with former deputy
President removes Kairat Kelimbetov from office citing lack of confidence in central bank and falling currency; names former deputy Daniyar Akishev as succesor
People: Top EBA officials backed for new terms; Philadelphia Fed first VP to retire
Andrea Enria and Adam Farkas handed new five-year terms by EBA’s board of supervisors; Philadelphia Fed announces Blake Prichard will retire early 2016; and more
Former COO of BNP nominated as Banque de France governor
François Villeroy de Galhau picked by French president to succeed Christian Noyer as central bank head; past experience includes BNP Paribas and French treasury
Bundesbank's Weidmann to replace Noyer as chair of BIS board in November
The Bundesbank president will take over as chairman of the BIS board of directors when Christian Noyer retires from Banque de France next month
People: Chicago appoints first vice-president, Ukraine adds deputy to deposit fund
Chicago Fed announces Ellen Bromagen as first vice-president and COO; changes at Ukraine’s deposit guarantee fund result in appointment of new deputy managing director; and more
Dallas Fed picks former Goldman banker to replace Fisher
Robert Kaplan to take over as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, bringing experience in academia and as a senior executive at Goldman Sachs
Academic takes over at Bosnian central bank
The governing board of Bosnia’s central bank chose board member and economist Senad Softić to serve as the new governor
People: Board changes at PRA; Rodriguez to lead Fed’s ‘faster payments’
Four new board directors to start at PRA, Fed gives Sean Rodriguez lead role for ‘faster payments’, CNB names new head of communications and more.
Gertjan Vlieghe to replace Miles on BoE monetary policy committee
Economist used to be assistant to Mervyn King and is now partner at an asset manager; previous research has focused on conducting monetary policy in the presence of imperfect credit markets
Ireland invites applications for central bank governorship
Ministry of finance calls for ‘expressions of interest’ in the post, which will be vacated by Patrick Honohan when he stands down later this year