Governance
People: Governors reappointed; Fed gets new CIO
Reappointments in Egypt and Palestine; Fed picks chief information officer; new financial stability head in Iceland
Ukrainian central bank accuses oligarch of intimidation campaign
Ihor Kolomoisky is behind “slanders” and violence “by hired thugs” over bank nationalisation, says NBU
IMF paying closer attention to central bank independence, research shows
Central banks must “step up their game” on improving transparency, Tobias Adrian writes
EU could take legal action against Slovene central bank law
Commission could act over lawmakers’ bid to force central bank repayments
Mexican governor defends autonomy as president questions it
Alejandro Díaz de León commemorates Bank of Mexico’s 25 years of independence
Sri Lanka’s Coomaraswamy to step down
Governor to leave in December, over two years ahead of term end
Canada’s Poloz on monetary policy limits, transparency and cyber recovery
Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz speaks about stagflation risks from trade wars, the importance of market signals, Canada’s CBDC plans and why he is not a fan of minutes
New Mongolian governor appointed amid AML controversy
Previous governor resigned after international body criticised money-laundering regime
Liberian central bank cuts rates amid new banknote controversy
CBL warns of falling growth and rising inflation as confusion surrounds new banknote measure
Powell meets Trump in the White House again
Fed makes one notable change to its statement, compared with February’s communication
Uzbekistan boosts transparency with new central bank law
New law strengthens inflation targeting as country wrestles with ambitious reforms
Ukrainian central bank officials stand bail for arrested council member
Former supervisor is placed under house arrest and first deputy governor is released on bail
People: French official becomes ECB’s market operations director
RBNZ replaces assistant governor role in main office with Auckland post; World Bank’s investment arm gets new managing executive officer
The challenges facing Christine Lagarde
The new ECB president will need to focus on a successful review of the ECB’s monetary and communications policy, while encouraging fiscal stimulus and structural reform
IMF issues warning on Kazakh supervisory overhaul
Authorities should be careful not to undermine the supervisory capacity, staff say
Rebel Libyan central bank issues more Russian-printed notes
Maltese security forces seize large shipment of banknotes meant for rebel territory
Ukrainian central bank attacks arrest of former deputy governor
Arrest is “absurd” and aims to send a message to reformers, Gontareva says
Powell to lead two key BIS committees
French governor leads BCBS oversight body, BoE’s Cunliffe to head CPMI, and NY Fed has key Americas role
Benoît Coeuré to head BIS innovation hub unit
Senior ECB official is highly regarded for work on payments and has warned of need for change
Liberian central bank gets third governor in two years
Ex-banker tasked with reshaping institution as legal battles continue and staff cuts loom