Alexandre Tombini
Tombini warns of false sense of stability in markets
BIS official says participants need to price in significant uncertainty over economic policy
BCB independence and Brazil’s inflation battle
Formal autonomy should help shield central bank from political pressure linked to 2022 elections, but challenges remain
Action needed to avert Latin American banking crisis – report
Emergency measures may mask growing solvency problems, institutions warn
BIS is strengthening ties with the Americas, says Carstens
Expanded role for regional office and potential innovation hub will bring closer ties, general manager says
People: Tombini to head BIS Americas office
Former Brazilian governor to implement new banking strategy; plus appointments in Europe
Brazilian senate confirms new central bank president
Roberto Campos Neto arrives to the Central Bank of Brazil after 18 years at Banco Santander
Goldfajn to step down as Brazilian governor, says incoming minister
Next governor likely to be Santander executive
Valdovinos is victorious in the first set of Central Banking’s 2017 awards
Paraguay’s governor Carlos Fernández Valdovinos scoops Governor of the Year; RBNZ’s Leo Krippner wins Economics; three more market practitioner awards announced
Goldfajn faces independence test
Ilan Goldfajn has abundant technical skills required to run Brazil's central bank. But he could face similar political pressures as his predecessor at a troubled time for the Brazilian economy.
Brazil's Goldfajn nominates four new deputies on first day in office
Three incumbents facing an exit as new Brazilian governor nominates four new deputy governors; interim president Michel Temer still to approve appointments
No room for easing in Tombini’s final meeting
Committee leaves key rate at 14.25%; analysts believe calmer political environment will shape monetary policy stance in future rather than change in governor
Ilan Goldfajn chosen to succeed Tombini as Brazilian governor
Former deputy picked to succeed Tombini at a time of economic contraction and high inflation; Fraga, a former governor, believes he is an “excellent” choice
Tombini remains amid Brazilian presidential overhaul
Central Bank of Brazil governor remains in post; new finance minister to keep him on for a transition period, analyst suggests, but new appointment could follow
Brazil and Paraguay near local currency payment system
Cross-border system could account for 5% of all trade between the countries; importers and exporters can use own currencies
Monetary policy takes time to influence inflation, Tombini tells senate
Brazil governor says central bank will not “shy away” from acting to lower inflation; target of 4.5% to be reached by the end of 2017
Central Bank of Brazil faces ‘policy dilemmas’
Tombini facing tough challenge as inflation rises into double figures while the IMF predicts deeper recession; observers divided on what comes next
People: Tombini takes FSB committee chair; Al-Wazir moves to IMF
Alexandre Tombini is appointed to chair budget committee; former PMA governor joins IMF; Kazakh sovereign wealth fund replaces its chairman; and more
Economists point to external woes as Central Bank of Brazil holds rates
Monetary policy committee leaves interest rate at 14.25% in surprise move; politics and fiscal policy making life harder for central bank, analysts suggest
Brazil will adopt ‘necessary measures’ to control inflation, says Tombini
Tombini tells finance minister he expects inflation to return to midpoint of target range by the end of 2017; Brazil inflation breaches 10% for 2015
Tombini: Brazilian inflation might increase in the near term
Central Bank of Brazil governor believes inflation could rise in the next few months on the back of a depreciation in the real, but commits to bring it back to the target ‘as fast as possible’
Governors and deputies address labour market conundrums at Jackson Hole
Brazil's Tombini, Japan's Kuroda and BoE deputy Ben Broadbent offer their takes on ‘new natural' unemployment rates, weak productivity growth and central bank remedies