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Iceland names new chief economist
Thórarinn Pétursson to head economics division at the Central Bank of Iceland
New governor for Ireland
Dublin breaks with tradition of appointing within the civil service by giving role to highly regarded academic
Norwegian fund names new executive team
Changes end reorganisation started in early 2008
Bulgaria’s Iskrov reappointed
Palaver over after lawmakers overwhelmingly back Bulgarian National Bank governor’s nomination for a second term
Bernanke nominated for second term
President Obama wants Bernanke to serve second four-year term after staving off a financial meltdown
Union boss named New York Fed chair
Denis Hughes gets the nod to head board of governors, Lee Bollinger named deputy
Bulgaria’s Iskrov re-nominated hours after resignation
Ruling party renominates Bulgarian National Bank governor for reappointment after declaring second term agreed in May illegal
Iskrov quits – for now
Ivan Iskrov, the governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, resigns following political spat over his position, but may soon be reappointed for a second time to serve a second term
Ghana appoints former finance deputy to replace Acquah
Bank of Ghana’s governor Paul Acquah to step down in September
Yuen named new HKMA deputy
Arthur Yuen succeeds Y.K. Choi as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s stability deputy in the new year
Ugandan auditor made acting deputy
Patrick Byabakama Kaberenge replaces David Opiokello
Serbia names new vice governor
Bojan Marković to join National Bank of Serbia in the autumn
Kozarić reappointed Bosnian governor
Kemal Kozarić to remain at the helm of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central banks expected to cut more staff
Survey respondents expect numbers to dwindle as central banks re-organise and outsource
Ireland may break with past in selecting new governor
The crisis has hit Ireland hard. So hard that the finance minister may look outside the civil service for a successor to John Hurley
SARB promotes deputy to run exchange control
South Africa Reserve Bank names new head of Exchange Control Department
King’s tribute to Lord George
Bank of England’s Mervyn King honours the memory of former governor Eddie George
State-owned British banks to get a new boss
John Kingman steps down from the helm of UK Financial Investments on news that former Bank of England director will chair body
Richmond Fed hires new general counsel
Richmond Federal Reserve names Michelle Gluck as new chief legal officer
New York Fed appoints new executive vice president
Susan Ward Mink to head human resources department
Marcus named as new SARB head
Former deputy to take over after Tito Mboweni turns down third term
Chan named new HKMA chief
Favourite succeeds founding CEO at Hong Kong’s central bank
Japan appoints new currency policy, regulatory chiefs
Japan’s ministry of finance makes new appointments in its July reshuffle
Bundesbank names new Berlin branch chief
Buba appoints Claus Tigges to manage office in German capital