Governance
Italian political leader suggests taking control of gold away from central bank
Salvini says selling off part of reserves to finance policy is “interesting idea”
Senior Italian government members attack central bank and regulator
Dispute over central bank deputy governor and chief regulator now very likely
Trump administration nominates David Malpass as next World Bank head
Nomination comes despite inaccurate pre-crisis predictions and criticism of global institutions
Latest restructuring boosts the PBoC’s regulatory clout
Hui Feng says the restructuring of the PBoC carries “profound implications” for the central bank’s role in policy-making
Romanian central bank holds talks with government over tax dispute
National Bank of Romania rejects calls to abolish interbank rate
People: Ghana’s Addison to chair Ecowas governors
Thailand appoints assistant governor; Vietnam announces deputy payments director
BoE’s Taylor says external members are now better prepared
External members are now better briefed by BoE staff, but still avoid “group think”
Lack of diversity signals risks, Irish regulator says
Diversity matters to performance, Rowland says, adding the issue is not restricted to gender
Irish central bank makes lenders pay €647 million over mortgage scandal
Regulator moves on to enforcement actions after securing compensation for 40,000 customers
RBI unexpectedly cuts rates as elections loom
Inflation lowest for 18 months, but cut will be welcome to Modi administration; governor refuses to answer political influence question
Powell joins Trump for dinner at the White House
Fed puts out statement, as meeting follows regular criticism of the Fed’s interest rate path from the president
People: Israeli deputy to leave the central bank
Baudot-Trajtenberg to step down from deputy governor post; Argentina gets new board director and president of national mint; and more
Australian inquiry calls for major reforms of regulatory culture
Authorities did not enforce laws on financial sector strongly enough, report argues
Guinean central bank benefits from reform programme – IMF staff
Bank has improved internal systems and lowered financing of government, staff report says
Central Bank of Nigeria funds post-graduate economics centre at university
President praises CBN’s “huge investments” in economy as rival pledges change of governor
New York Fed to help Bangladesh Bank chase down stolen funds
Two years on from the heist, the organisations have signed a “technical assistance” agreement
PBoC handed leading role in macro-prudential policy
Shake-up of PBoC’s governance structure sees central bank gain macro-prudential department
Polish parliament seeks to cap central bank salaries
Move comes in response to scandal over pay of two senior central bank staff
Kazakh president piles pressure on central bank to boost growth
Autocratic ruler berates ministers and central bank chief over banks and growth rates