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Italian politicians uneasy over Draghi replacement delay
Opposition leaders criticise delay in announcing successor for Mario Draghi as governor of the Bank of Italy
Russia’s Ignatiev commends ousted finance minister
Bank of Russia chairman Sergei Ignatiev says Alexei Kudrin was "very strong" finance minister following his dramatic resignation
Weber attacks international financial safety net concept
Former Bundesbank president Axel Weber raises objections to IMF as permanent liquidity swap provider; says measures are "undesirable" and "unrealistic"
Indian government overhauls RBI central board of directors
Seven new directors replace retirees from Reserve Bank of India’s central board of directors; all will serve four-year terms
Kenneth Rogoff receives financial economics prize
Harvard University professor Kenneth Rogoff awarded 2011 Deutsche Bank Prize in Financial Economics
Canada banking regulator hires central bank official
Mark Zelmer will leave central bank; becomes assistant superintendent of the regulation sector at the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Sri Lanka appoints two deputy governors
Central Bank of Sri Lanka promotes three assistant governors to deputy governor roles; current deputy governors retiring
Governor of Central Bank of Jordan resigns
Faris Abdel Hamid Sharaf resigns; deputy governor Mohammad Said Shahin gets promoted
Kansas Fed names Hoenig successor
Esther George to take over as president and chief executive of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Thomas Hoenig retires October 1
RBA loses power to set wages
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens's high salary in jeopardy; wages will be set by Remuneration Tribunal
Philippines appoints new Monetary Board member
Armando Suratos is new member of Monetary Board; replaces former finance secretary Juanita Amatong
South Korea advertises for new reserve manager
Bank of Korea seeks reserve manager; follows first gold purchase for years this summer
Germany names Asmussen as Stark’s successor
Germany’s finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, nominates his deputy Jörg Asmussen to replace Jürgen Stark on the European Central Bank’s executive board
Stark resignation marks turbulence at ECB
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark steps down as tensions flare in Frankfurt
Philadelphia Fed replaces inaugural Economic Advisory Council members
Teresa Bryce Bazemore, Cheryl Feldman and Edward Graham named as new Economic Advisory Council members
Estonia governor race narrows
Supervisory Board cuts two candidates from the running; Ardo Hansson and Andres Sutt continue in battle to become next governor
Serbia reveals new deputy governor
National Bank of Serbia appoints Diana Dragutinović as deputy governor
Former chancellor criticises BoE’s King
Alistair Darling accuses Bank of England governor of not recognising the “scale of the problem” the UK faced as the financial crisis took hold
Buba’s Weidmann welcomes new president of Hanover branch
Stephan Freiherr von Stenglin is new president of regional branch; takes over from Werner Ehlers who retires
New York Fed announces two new directors
Glenn Hutchins and Terry Lundgren appointed as Class B directors
Ireland unveils fitness and probity regime
Central bank releases regulations and standards concerning appointment of staff in financial services industry
Estonia reveals governorship candidates
Eesti Pank puts speculation to rest; announces four well-recognised candidates for role of governor
Allan Meltzer awarded Truman Medal
American economist Allan Meltzer to become only the fourth person to receive the distinguished Truman Medal for Economic Policy
Asian Development Bank renews president’s term
Haruhiko Kuroda to remain as head of the Asian Development Bank for another five-year term