Governance
Greece's Garganas to step down
Nicholas Garganas, the governor of the Bank of Greece, will retire when his first term ends in June.
World Bank appoints SA anti-corruption head
Leonard McCarthy, the chief of South Africa's highly-regarded anti-corruption unit, will head the World Bank's institutional integrity department.
What the IMF can learn from central banks
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should follow the example of central banks in reforming its governance framework, research published by the Bank of Canada argues.
SNB blames Q1 loss on FX markets
The appreciation of the Swiss franc has led the country's central bank to incur a Sfr3.97 billion ($3.76 billion) loss in the first quarter of 2008.
Fund directors lead exodus
The International Monetary Fund has conducted the first in a series of directorial reshuffles after six senior managers opted for voluntary redundancy.
IMF redundancy offer oversubscribed
The International Monetary Fund's bid to cut its workforce by 13% by offering voluntary redundancy packages has led to over 20% of employees asking to leave.
Weber defends mark to market
Axel Weber, the president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, says it is crucial to stick to fair value accounting, especially under adverse market conditions.
Achieving cost effectiveness: Brazil's experience
The Central Bank of Brazil has published a detailed case study on how it implemented a new system of identifying and monitoring costs.
Banque de France posts record profit
The Banque de France's profit surged to a record high of €2.32 billion ($3.69 billion) last year.
Does good governance improve performance?
Research published by the Philadelphia Federal Reserve finds no statistically significant relationship between a central bank's organisational structure and its performance.
Stop the press: ex-CNB deputy joins Czech weekly
Ludek Niedermayer, a former deputy governor at the Czech National Bank, is to work with Respekt, a weekly newspaper.
BoE names former economist as communications head
Jenny Scott, a BBC journalist and former Bank of England economist, is to become the Bank's director of communications in June.
Fiji central bank doubles profit
The Reserve Bank of Fiji made a profit of over F$20m ($13.4m) last year, almost double the amount made in 2006.
Kenya calls on bankers to disclose loan costs
The Central Bank of Kenya is to ask banks to provide a greater deal of clarity on borrowing costs.
Indonesian governor detained
Burhanuddin Abdullah, the governor of Bank Indonesia, has been detained at police headquarters by the country's anti-corruption agency, Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK), a day after parliament approved economics minister Boediono as the next central…
Stalemate ends as Shirakawa is approved
Masaaki Shirakawa is the new governor of the Bank of Japan after the opposition Democratic Party of Japan accepted his nomination on Wednesday, ending a political standoff that has embarrassed both the central bank and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Indonesia's Boediono gets the nod
Boediono, Indonesia's economics minister, will become governor of the country's central bank in May after a parliamentary committee approved his appointment.
Tokyo nominates Shirakawa for governor
The leadership crisis at the Bank of Japan looks resolved after the government nominated Masaaki Shirakawa, the current acting governor, for the role on Monday night.
New governor proposed for Bank Indonesia
Boediono, Indonesia's chief economics minister, has been nominated for the top job at the country's central bank.
Pakistan's corporate governance agenda
The governor of the State Bank of Pakistan has outlined an agenda of outstanding corporate governance reforms for the country's banks.
Riksbank paper on governance
A new working paper from Sweden's central bank provides an exhaustive study of governance arrangements across central banks.
Research deputy to replace Poole at St Louis Fed
James Bullard, the deputy director of research for monetary analysis at the St Louis Federal Reserve, will replace William Poole as the president of the central bank.
Pension plans could limit Greek independence: ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) has spoken out against the plans to reform Greece's pension system, which sparked a strike at the country's central bank earlier this month.
Japan without a governor as Fukui steps down
Political squabbling has left the Bank of Japan leaderless at a time of heightened global uncertainty.