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Shirakawa pays respects to former Bank of Japan governor
Masaaki Shirakawa remembers former governor Yasushi Mieno who passed away in April; calls him a man of “courage and thoughtfulness”
SNB unveils new governing board
Swiss National Bank confirms Thomas Jordan as chairman of the governing board; plans for stricter rules governing private financial transactions by SNB staff are also revealed
Hoenig joins FDIC board
Former Kansas City Fed president Thomas Hoenig joins the board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Nigerian central bank adds new departments
Central Bank of Nigeria creates new departments to 'enhance operations'; three new female directors appointed
HKMA settles on staff pay increase
Hong Kong Monetary Authority decides to raise staff wages by more than 5%; constitutes a larger increase than was awarded in 2011
New Estonian governor sees pay scheme altered
Bank of Estonia Supervisory Board simplifies governor pay structure; removes "monthly supplementary allowances or compensations"
Riksbank chooses new deputy head of monetary policy department
Christina Nyman becomes deputy head of monetary policy department; will lead the work of preparing the Riksbank’s Monetary Policy Report
Kuwait selects new governor from outside country's ruling family
Mohammed Al-Hashel takes over as governor; has been acting governor since Sheikh Salem Abdul Aziz Al-Sabah’s resignation last month
Bernanke pays homage to predecessors
Chairman of the Federal Reserve remembers achievements of Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan as he delivers second lecture to students
RBA appoints new head of research
Alexandra Heath selected as head of economic research department at Reserve Bank of Australia
Norges Bank announces operational changes
Norwegian central bank to create third core function department; new structure to come into effect at beginning of June
Sarb seeks nominations for board of directors
South African Reserve Bank announces procedure for replacing retiring member of board of directors
China prepares for MPC overhaul
State news agency reveals new members of monetary policy committee; all three are senior academics in the country
Lord Kingsdown pays tribute to BoE’s George Blunden
“If he approved, it was likely to be the right answer,” says former governor of the Bank of England; other former central bank colleagues pay respects to man with "highest moral standards"
Lagarde chooses new IMF secretary
Christine Lagarde picks Jianhai Lin as secretary of the Fund; becomes first Chinese national to hold the post
Former Bank of Haiti governor shot dead
Venel Joseph, former governor of the Central Bank of Haiti killed in his car; held office as chief of the central bank between August 2001 and March 2004
BoE unveils new heads in monetary analysis and statistics division
Bank of England appoints three new department heads in its monetary analysis and statistics division; seen as a springboard to MPC
Buba discussion paper uncovers secrets of board risk-taking
Researchers find board changes that result in more female executives at banks can lead to increased risk-taking; executives with PhD qualifications reduce risk
Former Venezuelan central banker joins board of commodities company
PetroMagdalena announces appointment of Central Bank of Venezuela veteran Nelson Ortiz as director
Ireland replaces credit institutions supervisor
Jonathan McMahon announces decision to return to the UK; Fiona Muldoon, director of insurance supervision to assume responsibility for the supervision of credit institutions
New government member for Reserve Bank of India’s board
Following a legal amendment allowing the Indian government to appoint two members of the Reserve Bank of India’s board of directors, the latest appointment is made
Irish central bank appoints director of economics
Central Bank of Ireland hires chief economist from Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority
David Lees remains Court of the BoE chair
HM the Queen approves political recommendations that David Lees be reappointed as chair of the Court of the Bank of England
Ukraine picks central banker as finance minister: reports
First deputy governor Yurii Kolobov becomes finance minister; local media reports unconfirmed by official sources