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HKMA staff to get 2.5% pay increase
Senior staff, including chief executive Eddie Yue, request pay freeze
UAE president replaces central bank governor
Veteran banker appointed shortly after central bank unveils large-scale emergency finance package
Norges Bank appoints new SWF chief
Nicolai Tangen will take the helm at the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund in early September
Finance minister nominated as Curaçao central bank governor
Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten has struggled to find permanent appointment since 2017
IMF appoints US Treasury official as first managing director
Geoffrey Okamoto will assume role previously held by David Lipton
Uruguay appoints interim central bank president
Labat takes over from Graña following retirement announcement
People: Nigeria and Latvia gain deputy governors
Bank of Israel says new bank supervisor will encourage technological innovation
Riksbank deputy tests positive for coronavirus
Riksbank’s deputy governor appears to have contracted the virus while on holiday
Andrew Bailey approved as Bank of England governor
Treasury Committee “satisfied” after grilling the outgoing FCA chief
Andrew Bailey defends record in parliamentary grilling
Prospective BoE governor says he faced a “huge task” in “rebuilding” the FCA, though he admits he is “not proud” of some things that happened during his tenure
People: Panama’s sovereign wealth fund elects first female president
Bank of Spain elects new financial stability head; Liberian governor to head West African group
Georgieva backs Antoinette Sayeh as IMF deputy managing director
Liberian economist formerly headed up fund’s Africa department
Mauritius government replaces central bank governor
Reports say government dismissed governor and second deputy as currency falls
Economist joins Bank of Japan’s rate-setters
BoJ board member in favour of continued QE but has expressed doubts on negative rates
People: Bank of Israel appoints monetary committee member
Michel Strawczynski joins Bank of Israel six-member body; World Bank has a new managing director of development policy and partnerships; South African Mint appoints new managing director
How might Shelton and Waller reshape the Fed?
The Fed board nominees face Senate hearings later this week
Sudanese government fires central bank board
Recently-appointed governor remains in post as new regime confronts economic crisis
IMF’s Lipton and Grasso step down amid ‘changes’ to top leadership
Kristalina Georgieva is shaking up fund’s top management team
People: Fed governor gets new term; IMF’s Poul Thomsen to retire
New appointments made and portfolios reshuffled in the US, UK and more
Cuban president appoints new central bank governor
Marta Sabina Wilson González was senior official at state-owned lender
People: Bank of Italy appoints deputy governors
Two deputies join Bank of Italy board; Japanese PM nominates policy-maker; Mel Stride to chair BoE oversight committee
People: New deputies named; UK FCA picks interim chief
Argentina and Pakistan appoint deputy governors; Christopher Woolard to serve as FCA chief
People: Trump nominates Shelton and Waller to Fed posts
Judy Shelton and Christopher Waller nominated as Fed governors; Kingsley Obiora in line to be Central Bank of Nigeria deputy; Jill Forde named BIS head of communications
UK government names Carney as green finance adviser
Departing BoE governor will advise UK prime minister at UN climate conference in November