Governance
Eurogroup nominates Elderson to ECB board
European Union’s governments and parliament must now consider DNB official’s appointment
US Treasury imposes sanctions on Syrian central bank chief
Governor Karfoul used extortion tactics to help Assad regime, alleges US Treasury
People: Norwegian SWF official moves to central bank
Jamaica appoints new deputy governor, while Swedish deputy governor has term extended
Belize’s central bank must improve cyber regulation – IMF staff
IMF staff warns central bank must upgrade physical resilience in face of hurricane threat
EBRD commits to 50% green investment policy
Three candidates from European finance ministries compete to become bank’s next president
Central bank research may be biased by career concerns, paper finds
Central bankers are more likely to be promoted if they find QE is effective, study shows
RBI postpones MPC meeting after failure to appoint new members
Committee falls below quorum at a difficult time for the Indian economy
ECB taking further steps to address gender imbalance - Isabel Schnabel
Efforts to foster greater inclusion of women help tackle “groupthink”, says board member
BoE admits errors over audio leak
BoE dismissed warning over leak of audio and should have identified breach sooner, report says
People: Denmark names board member; interim chief quits UK FCA
Signe Krogstrup joins board; Chris Woolard to leave FCA after chairing review; MAS shuffles top ranks; long-serving central banker departs Bank of Namibia
Algerian president appoints fifth governor since 2016
Previous governor became finance minister in June as government faces severe economic problems
Iraqi prime minister changes central bank governor
New governor pledges banking reform as finance minister warns country needs economic change
Carolyn Wilkins announces departure from the Bank of Canada
Deputy governor who led emergency asset purchases says BoC “is in good hands”
People: Shelton unlikely to have enough votes for Fed role
Judy Shelton’s nomination in doubt; Fed appoints new director of monetary affairs; Bermuda Monetary Authority promotes insurance director
BoE reveals Covid-19 expenditure
Central bank spent over $14,000 a week on additional cleaning
UK regulators extend complaints review after pressure from lawmakers
Outgoing complaints commissioner says proposed changes raise “significant policy issues”
People: Bank of Israel appoints senior officials
Governor appoints new director-general and head of communications; retired judge heads bank director vetting committee
Netherlands nominates Frank Elderson to the ECB board
NGFS chair would replace Yves Mersch, whose term expires in December 2020
People: UK regulators appoint new complaints commissioner
Central banks in Madagascar and Barbados get new board members
Ukraine replaces deputy governor as more senior officials leave
Latest change at central bank comes as donors watch closely for signs of interference