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Alwyn Jordan becomes Barbados central bank’s acting governor
Cleviston Haynes left central bank on January 31 as his term ended
Saudi Arabia appoints new governor
Alsayari is promoted from vice-governor while Almubarak moves to royal court
Indonesian finance minister being considered as next governor
Current governor Perry Warjiyo says he is willing to serve second term as president weighs up candidates
Lael Brainard may take White House post
Biden could ask Federal Reserve vice-chair to lead economic council, reports say
Papua New Guinea names new acting governor
Prime minister says previous acting head had served past legal limit for interim officials
People: Former PNG central bank governor dies
Bank of Canada appoints non-executive deputy governor; Patra’s term at RBI extended
Danish National Bank gets new governor
Christian Kettel Thomsen had long career at finance ministry and served as EIB vice-president
Alan Budd: 1937–2023
Economist played key role in establishing BoE’s inflation-targeting framework
Ethiopian PM nominates new central bank governor
“Young technocrat” Mamo Mihretu has served as head of sovereign wealth fund
Federal Reserve chair Powell infected with Covid-19
Illness means he may not be able to attend next rate-setting meeting in person
Madagascar central bank has new governor
Andrianarivelo takes over after Rabarijohn resigns early, citing health reasons
New Bank of Tanzania governor appointed
Emmanuel Tutuba replaces Florens Luoga, whose term had ended
Mexican government nominates new Banxico board member
Previous member Esquivel played dovish role on rate-setting body
Tonga names new governor
Moeaki takes up role after disqualification from parliament for bribing voter
People: Nigeria reappoints deputy governors
Czech National Bank names new deputy; New York Fed appoints chief operating officer; and more
Iran appoints new governor amid protests and plummeting rial
Farzin becomes fourth head of central bank in less than two years
Court rejects bid to arrest CBN governor
State security application comes as Nigerian central bank calls in naira notes and elections near
Bo Bo Nge in hands of ‘arbitrary’ regime
Jailing of reform-minded central banker is “attack on central bank governance globally”
Myanmar sentences ex-deputy governor to 20 years
Supporters say Bo Bo Nge was “incorruptible” and reject military regime’s charges
RBA governor has ‘no intention of resigning’
Governor Philip Lowe says bringing inflation down remains his focus
São Tomé appoints new central bank governor
New government replaces central bank administrative council
Colombian president appoints central bank board member
Court annulled appointment of Alberto Carrasquilla for violating gender quota law
Austan Goolsbee will be next Chicago Fed president
Former Obama adviser will succeed Evans and become voting FOMC member in 2023
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months