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People: MAS appoints cyber security chief in management reshuffle
MAS makes promotions including first chief cyber security office; Visco confirmed; Republicans turn on Yellen; Richmond Fed picks CFO; new chief of staff in Paraguay
Bank of England strikes deal to end pay dispute
Deal follows three days of industrial action and heads off a threat of more to come; union will play larger role in future pay negotiations
Maldives’ governor resigns as country remains in crisis
Governor says she is stepping down to join her husband in New York; country’s parliament is shut down amid political crisis
Australia risks shortage of economists, warns RBA’s Dwyer
Students are tending to choose business studies over economics, says the RBA’s head of information; central bank is trying to reverse the trend
BoE workers walk out over continuing pay dispute
Workers launch first of three days of strike action amid complaint over fairness of pay awards, with possibility of further escalation
Bank of England appoints new COO and deputy governor
Central bank announces replacement for Charlotte Hogg following her resignation in March; new deputy also set to take over from Minouche Shafik
Pakistani government picks new governor after SBP spat
Tariq Bajwa takes over from acting governor Riaz Riazuddin; appointment of finance ministry official follows clash over exchange rate movements
Bank of England staff vote for strike action
Central bank faces four days of disruption among support staff, with the union threatening to “escalate” the matter to other departments
UK audit office praises most of BoE’s ‘One Bank’ strategy
Report says Bank of England has been broadly successful in its transformation, although there have been some delays and changing culture is a long-term challenge
Bank of England threatened with strike action over pay
Union members to be balloted on strike after being awarded a “derisory” 1% pay rise; UK inflation currently running at 2.7% and forecast to rise further