Governance
Argentina raises policy rate to 133% as crisis deepens
Presidential candidate Milei says peso worth less than ‘excrement’
FCA fines former Barclays CEO and bans him from senior roles
UK regulator says Staley lied about relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
Cross-border CBDC challenging to deliver, officials warn
But digital currency could tackle “extremely high” remittance costs, says IMF’s Tobias Adrian
Burundi authorities arrest former governor
President fired Murengerantwari on October 8 without explanation
Somalia’s Abdullahi on the challenges of re-integration with the international system
The Central Bank of Somalia governor speaks about capacity building, reintroducing the shilling, securing donor support and climate change
Burundian president replaces governor again
President changes central bank leader for second time in two years, without giving reason
Haitian government replaces governor
Prime minister also replaces three board members in major change to central bank leadership
Bahrain announces new governor
Former BNP Paribas executive will take over in February from Al Maraj
Basel III implementation is behind deadline, says committee
Only a third of member jurisdictions have adopted standards
New payments rule incites controversy in Argentina
Retailer and former central bank officials allege regulation shields banks from competition
People: Novelist named to Honduras central bank board
SNB official retires next year; two new vice-presidents at ADB; and more
Ghana’s governor rejects opposition calls to resign
Addison says central bank only used monetary financing to respond to crisis
South Sudanese president fires sixth governor
IMF praised central bank policies in May as country’s economic crises grow
UK’s PM should have power to fire BoE governor, politician says
Former minister says Bailey lacks confidence among finance sector and politicians
RBA continues to hold rates under new governor
‘Some further tightening of monetary policy may be required,’ Bullock says
IMF holds Georgia deal over central bank and sanctions unease
Three vice-governors quit after central bank refuses to implement US sanctions against businessman
Thai PM meets governor after unexpected rate rise
BoT said new government’s spending package is an inflation risk, as currency falls
Ex-governor issues stern warnings about planned RBA revamp
Debate over proposed changes to RBA’s board structure escalates
Chinese prosecutors charge ex-PBoC official with taking bribes
Central bank fired deputy governor Fan Yifei in December
Milei picks professor to be (last) central bank governor
Argentinian candidate picks dollarisation advocate for BCRA
Nigerian senate confirms governor and deputies
President’s nominees took over as acting officials last week after former deputy governors resigned
Bolivian reserves reaching critical levels, say experts
Central bank is depleting gold stocks to pay debt while monetary financing continues
MAS defends AML supervision in wake of billion-dollar scandal
Credit Suisse, Citi, DBS and Deutsche Bank among firms implicated
Ghanaian MPC holds rates while Guinea opts for 50bp rise
Addison says Ghana’s growth will outstrip IMF forecast but reserves remain extremely low