Governance
Regional Feds make string of appointments
Atlanta, Cleveland and Dallas Feds name officials, while St Louis appoints outside advisers
Mozambique president reappoints governor
Former IMF official Zandamela has faced inflation, Covid-19 and fallout from alleged fraud
Colombian president’s central bank appointment draws strong criticism
Opposition politicians allege ex-finance minister’s place on board endangers independence
People: Riksbank deputy’s term extended until 2027
Bank of Ghana gets new non-executive board members; RBI appoints new executive director; and more
People: New York names state financial services regulator
New president at development bank; supervisors promoted at regional Feds; and more
Book notes: How boards work, by Dambisa Moyo
Moyo offers insights into the skills required to be a valued board director, as well as a thought-provoking list of issues that may appear with greater frequency on future board agendas
Bank of England names new chief economist
Huw Pill is former ECB official and chief European economist for Goldman Sachs
Olsen to step down from Norges Bank
Norwegian governor will leave one year before end of second term
Some philosophical questions about the future of central banking
Kenneth Rogoff weighs up the many challenges facing central banks in the years ahead, from debt and inflation to negative rates and the dangers of ‘mission creep’
HKMA says employees must be vaccinated or take regular test
Hong Kong financial regulators will all impose same regime, government official says
Brazil’s supreme court upholds central bank autonomy law
Opposition parties had challenged constitutionality on procedural grounds
Bank of Ghana wins legal case against ‘corrupt’ firm
Central bank says it uncovered bribery and a corrupt tender process during investigation
Swiss government sets parameters for climate reporting
Guidelines intended to bind large Swiss companies from the 2023 financial year
People: Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund gets new managing director
Korean president nominates head of financial supervisor and EBRD gets new corporate strategy chief
Taiwan and Paraguay central banks sign co-operation agreement
Paraguay is only South American state to recognise Taiwan government instead of Beijing
From Covid‑19 recovery to a greener economy
BNP Paribas asks, in a world challenged by the Covid‑19 pandemic and empowered by recovery from it, what’s next for the central banking sector? Also discussing how banks and central banks can collaborate to encourage sustainable growth and build a better…
Taliban name acting head of Afghan central bank
Mohammad Idris played leading role in financing Taliban war effort, senior official says
Belizean governor fired by prime minister after ‘integrity’ row – reports
Former governor says he was forced out after conflict over “special interests”
Mexican president demands IMF assets from central bank
Governor rejects proposal and former presidential ally says it would be legally impossible
Taliban unlikely to gain immediate access to most DAB assets
Likely asset freeze and fall in currency may lead to hyperinflation, analyst warns
How we can improve gender diversity in economics
Mary Suiter and Oksana Leukhina say gender diversity in economics must be championed