Governance
US Senate confirms Barr as Fed vice-chair
Democrat appointees now form majority of board of governors
Central African Republic launches crypto asset
Regional central bank reaffirmed ban on cryptocurrency after CAR made bitcoin legal tender
Sri Lankan governor warns of danger to IMF deal as chaos mounts
Weerasinghe says talks over IMF bailout package must continue, as president tries to flee country
Polish opposition pledges to dismiss central bank governor
Glapiński calls opposition leader “a liar” after he says governor was appointed against legal advice
Chilean government officials dispute central bank’s currency role
Finance minister reproves official spokesperson as currency continues steep fall
Pakistan raises rates again as inflation climbs past 20%
IMF urges tighter fiscal policy as governor's post remains unfilled
Bank of Uganda raises rates 100bp at unscheduled meeting
Move is second increase in as many months as governor’s post remains unfilled
Brazil central bank union ends strike
Months of industrial action fail to secure requested pay increase
DNB governor apologises for its role in slavery
Knot outlines central bank’s close links to slave trade and pledges to fund diversity projects
IMF set for governance reform in wake of ‘Doing Business’ controversy
Board to make changes to data integrity, whistleblower protection and dispute resolution
Colombia announces largest-ever rate increase
Central bank orders 150bp rise, while president-elect announces next finance minister
IMF warns Iceland over bank privatisation and housing market
Some bank investors have conflicts of interest and housing market is overheating – report
GFXC launches tool to spur buy-side adoption of FX code
Standard-setter aims to overcome “lukewarm” buy-side response with web-based prototype tool
Governance Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Subject matter specialist Dan Hardie speaks with Chris Jeffery about governors, independence, funding and diversity
Former RBNZ official questions board pick
Central bank and Treasury deny former NZ Post chair has disqualifying conflict of interest
Bank of Mexico orders largest-ever rate hike
Mexico matches Fed as inflation continues well above target
US senator attacks regional Fed over fintech firm’s payments access
Kansas City Fed president Esther George refuses to release correspondence about terminating account
Bolivian central bank wants to become sole buyer of gold
Proposal would allow BCB to use gold reserves as collateral or swap them for foreign exchange
Trinidad and Tobago court rules governor’s dismissal illegal
Rambarran receives damages over 2015 firing but replacement will continue in office
People: RBA and Norges Bank appoint deputy governors
Timothy Lane retires from Bank of Canada; BIS appoints deputy banking chief
Chaos around Lebanese central bank grows
Audit due to recommence but judge says governor cannot be found by police, reports say
Laos selects new central bank governor
Parliament elects Bounleua Sinxayvoravong as part of government reshuffle
Swedish financial regulator to become next Riksbank governor
Erik Thedéen will replace Stefan Ingves as Riksbank’s head
Brazil’s MPC continues hikes, but slows pace
Central bank orders eleventh consecutive increase, and says it expects more, but smaller, rises