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People: Iceland’s central bank makes senior appointments
New legal head at Bank of Finland, and Bank of Israel appoints spokesperson and IT chief
Colombia’s governor to leave central bank in December
Departure could open door to Ana Fernanda Maiguashca as first female governor
South Sudan president fires governor again
President has now fired four governors and eight finance ministers, as multiple crises continue
ECB council gives green light to Frank Elderson’s appointment
Dutch official set to replace Yves Mersch on December 14, but still needs parliamentary backing
Ukrainian deputy governor publicly criticises central bank
Governor effectively takes responsibility for banking supervision away from leading reformer
RBI governor tests positive for Covid-19
Shaktikanta Das is one of the most senior central bankers to test positive for coronavirus
State Bank of Vietnam governor steps down to take senior party role
Vietnam government assigns SBV governor to new party role, without announcing his successor
People: RBI names new deputy governor
Career central banker gets promotion at RBI; ECB picks new comms chief; BoE FPC member reappointed
Samuel Brittan (1933–2020): A master of his trade
Robert Pringle looks back at the life of Samuel Brittan, the economic journalist and adviser to Central Banking
SNB head to face council over sexism allegations – media reports
Lawmakers demand answers on treatment of women after report alleges sexist culture at SNB
New Zambian governor appointed after Kalyalya dismissed
IMF takes unusual step of issuing statement in support of central bank independence
Ukrainian central bank council reprimands deputy governors
Vote puts pressure on Rozhkova and Sologub to quit central bank in latest move against reformers
RBI appointments clear way for delayed MPC meeting
Three new officials will start setting Indian monetary policy this week
Eurogroup nominates Elderson to ECB board
European Union’s governments and parliament must now consider DNB official’s appointment
People: Norwegian SWF official moves to central bank
Jamaica appoints new deputy governor, while Swedish deputy governor has term extended
EBRD commits to 50% green investment policy
Three candidates from European finance ministries compete to become bank’s next president
RBI postpones MPC meeting after failure to appoint new members
Committee falls below quorum at a difficult time for the Indian economy
People: Denmark names board member; interim chief quits UK FCA
Signe Krogstrup joins board; Chris Woolard to leave FCA after chairing review; MAS shuffles top ranks; long-serving central banker departs Bank of Namibia
Algerian president appoints fifth governor since 2016
Previous governor became finance minister in June as government faces severe economic problems
Iraqi prime minister changes central bank governor
New governor pledges banking reform as finance minister warns country needs economic change
Carolyn Wilkins announces departure from the Bank of Canada
Deputy governor who led emergency asset purchases says BoC “is in good hands”
People: Shelton unlikely to have enough votes for Fed role
Judy Shelton’s nomination in doubt; Fed appoints new director of monetary affairs; Bermuda Monetary Authority promotes insurance director
UK regulators extend complaints review after pressure from lawmakers
Outgoing complaints commissioner says proposed changes raise “significant policy issues”
Netherlands nominates Frank Elderson to the ECB board
NGFS chair would replace Yves Mersch, whose term expires in December 2020