Governance
Palestine Monetary Authority governor resigns
George Abed, the governor of the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA), resigned on Sunday after a controversial term during which the country's economy came under heavy pressure.
An American libertarian
In his recently published memoirs, Alan Greenspan presents an impassioned defence of American capitalism and outlines his fears of over-regulation of financial markets, argues David Mayes
Strauss-Kahn takes over at IMF
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, France's former finance minister, began his five-year term at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday. He acknowledged that he is taking over at a time when the Fund desperately needs reform and to reach out to emerging…
New law will improve Bank of Israel, says Fischer
Israel's new central bank law will create a more independent, accountable and transparent institution, according to Stanley Fischer, the governor of the Bank of Israel.
HKMA's Yam set for 2009 exit
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, will step down in 2009 according to government sources.
Indonesian CB called on to aid corruption fight
Bank Indonesia is being pushed to join the fight to uncover accounts holding state funds that Mohamed Suharto, Indonesia's former president, is rumoured to have stolen.
Politics force Sierra Leonean governor out
Samura Kamara, an International Monetary Fund executive and a former finance ministry official, has replaced James Rogers as the governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, a public relations officer told Central Bank News on Friday.
New executive director at the Netherlands Bank
Joanne Kellermann will join the governing board of the Netherlands Bank on 1 November.
China likely to replace Zhou
Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, is set to lose his job as part of a wide-ranging reshuffle, the details of which will be announced at next week's party congress.
Former financial stability adviser returns to Bank
Alastair Clark, a former executive director at the Bank of England, is to rejoin the Bank to advise Mervyn King, the governor, on financial stability.
Canada's Macklem to move to finance ministry
Tiff Macklem, a deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, is to move to the Department of Finance on 1 November.
Padoa-Schioppa to chair IMFS
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, Italy's economy and finance minister, is to head the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).
Ex-Nigerian finance minister rejoins World Bank
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a former finance and foreign minister in Nigeria, is set to become a managing director at the World Bank.
Mark Carney replaces Dodge at the Bank of Canada
Mark Carney, the senior associate deputy minister of finance and a former head of Goldman Sachs in Canada, will become the youngest central bank chief in the G7 when he takes over from David Dodge as Bank of Canada governor in February 2008.
Czech CB appoints financial stability deputy
Jan Frait has joined the Czech National Bank as deputy executive director of the financial stability and economic research department at the central bank.
New governance head at Norwegian oil fund
Anne Kvam, a legal director at paper producer Norske Skog, will replace Henrik Syse, as head of corporate governance at Norges Bank Investment Management, the Central Bank of Norway's sovereign wealth fund.
Dugan to replace Witteveen at joint forum
John Dugan, the comptroller of the currency in the US, will head the Joint Forum, a group of senior financial sector regulators, following the death of Dirk Witteveen, an executive director at the Netherlands Bank, earlier this month.
New deputy governors for Bank Indonesia
Jakarta's local business newspaper, Bisnis Indonesia, has reported the appointment of two new deputy governors for Bank Indonesia, the country's central bank.
Knut Kjr quits Norway's oil fund
Knut Kjr announced his resignation as head of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), which manages the country's oil-fuelled $330 billion pension fund and the bulk of the central bank's forex reserves.
Former Fed governor seeks gainful employment
In his memoirs, The Age of Turbulence, Alan Greenspan presents himself very much as a global leader; he hobnobs with former UK prime ministers Margaret Thatcher and Tony Blair, features the current prime minister, Gordon Brown, the president of China,…
Bank of Finland lines up academic for board
Seppo Honkapohja, a professor of macroeconomics at the University of Cambridge, is set to join the board of the Bank of Finland for a five-year term beginning January 2008.
New governor for Iran
Tahmasb Mazaheri, a former Iranian finance minister, was appointed yesterday as head of the country's central bank.
Ex-Fed governor Gramlich dies
Former Federal Reserve governor Edward Gramlich has died of leukemia. He was 68. Gramlich served the Fed from 1997 to 2005.
Paramonova to leave Russian central bank
Tatiana Paramonova, first deputy chairman of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR), is to quit her office in September.