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Well-balanced, sustainable growth is the priority target, new governor of the Bank of Lithuania tells CentralBanking.com
Malaysia reappoints Zeti as governor
Bank Negara Malaysia announces reappointment of Zeti Akhtar Aziz as governor. She will serve for another five-year term
Denmark hires assistant governor, promotes two department heads
Jens Lundager returns to central bank as assistant governor and head of financial markets; Karsten Biltoft and Frank Nielsen promoted to director level
Asian Development Bank chief wants another term
Haruhiko Kuroda, the president of the Asian Development Bank, intends to run for re-election
South Africa’s chief banking regulator to retire early
South African Reserve Bank’s Errol Kruger to leave in the summer
Turkey appoints new governor
Turkish President Abdullah Gül approves government motion to appoint deputy governor Erdem Basci as head of central bank
Fed chooses new chief operating officer
Atlanta businessman Richard Anderson will become chief operating officer of the Federal Reserve System later this month
MAS appoints Menon as new managing director
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has named Ravi Menon as its new managing director. He replaces Heng Swee Keat who is leaving administrative service.
Change at the top for Lithuania
Vitas Vasiliauskas to succeed Šarkinas at the helm of the Bank of Lithuania
Fed’s arch hawk Hoenig to retire in the autumn
Hoenig reaches mandatory retirement age and will leave in October; selection committee established to ensure replacement is found in time to allow a smooth transition
New deputy governor for the South African Reserve Bank
Director-general of South African treasury Lesetja Kganyago to move to Sarb in May
IMFC names Tharman Shanmugaratnam as new chair
Singapore’s finance minister and former central bank head succeeds Youssef Boutros-Ghali, Egypt’s former finance minister
Governor of Lesotho’s central bank dies
Governor of the Central Bank of Lesotho Moeketsi Pius Senaoana passes away
Ex-Brazil governor to head Olympic authority
Former Central Bank of Brazil chief Henrique Meirelles tasked with managing preparations for 2016 games, to be held in Rio
Liikanen gets nod for second term at Bank of Finland
Finnish President Tarja Halonen reappoints Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen for second term; Liikanen seen as still in race for European Central Bank presidency
Ex-Fed economist appointed to Ireland’s Central Bank Commission
Former Federal Reserve economist and special adviser to Ireland’s outgoing finance minister Alan Ahearne appointed to Central Bank of Ireland’s commission
Libya’s Bengdara in Istanbul: report
Central Bank of Libya governor Farhat Bengdara reportedly confirms relocation to Istanbul as unrest continues; more central bank targeted sanctions possible
Buba’s Weber to return to academia
Bundesbank president Axel Weber to teach at University of Chicago in June following departure from central bank
Nobel Prizewinner not right for Fed: key Republican senator
Senate Banking Committee ranking member Richard Shelby sets out reasons underpinning party’s repeated rejection of Nobel Prizewinner Peter Diamond for Fed board seat
Tokyo nominates ex-IMF economist to BoJ policy board
Japanese government puts forth academic and ex-IMF economist Sayuri Shirai for Bank of Japan policy board, according to wire reports
Sudan’s Hassan quits
Bank of Sudan governor Sabir Mohamed Hassan steps down from helm of central bank after taking decision not to pursue fourth term in office
Goldman economist to replace Sentance on Bank’s MPC
Chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne names Goldman Sachs’ Ben Broadbent as new member of Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee
Hungary names two external members to MPC
Hungarian parliament nominates two economists as external members to National Bank of Hungary rate-setting committee
Central bank wage cap backfires on Budapest: reports
Hungarian government could be pushed to amend controversial central bank salary cap as problems mount in finding suitable external rate-setters