Governance
Bangladesh Bank former deputy governor arrested
Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury accused of concealing information about his personal wealth
Accounting for banknotes
Three leading experts on central bank finances debate the appropriate treatment of currency
Oman names new central bank governor
Bank CEO takes the helm at Gulf state’s central bank
Claudio Borio joins the Central Banking Advisory Board
Economics expert and ex-BIS research head joins peers from across the globe
IMF develops stress test for central bank balance sheets
Framework designed to help risk teams determine appropriate profit distributions
Syria appoints new central bank chief after regime change
Maysaa Sabreen becomes first woman to hold governor position
Government loyalist deemed ineligible for BoT chairmanship
Council of State raises issue with Kittiratt na Ranong’s previous political office
Bulgarian deputy hails court ruling to annul his suspension
Gurov says decision confirms that Bulgarian anti-corruption body engaged in “political interference”
RBA appoints six new board members as part of reforms
Two join rate-setting team while others enter newly established governance board
Five veterans join Central Banking's advisory board
New members come from Italy, Kenya, Singapore, Switzerland and the US
South Sudan’s president fires central bank governor
Garang replaced by Johnny Ohisa Damian, who previously held position before his own dismissal in 2023
India appoints Malhotra as central bank governor
Government chooses not to renew Das’s term for another three years
CNB to set up new research and statistics department
Central bank says restructuring will boost its ability to “analyse and model economic trends”
Nandalal Weerasinghe on Sri Lanka’s IMF programme, central bank reforms and road to recovery
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka governor speaks about his return from retirement to aid Sri Lanka’s structural reforms and recapitalisation, reinforce central bank independence and develop financial resilience
Australian parliament passes bill to reform RBA
Bank’s board to be split into two groups covering monetary policy and governance
Hungary’s PM chooses finance minister as MNB governor
Appointment of Mihály Varga likely to improve bank’s relations with government after recent tensions
People: October to December 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move
PM ‘overruled MNB building’s heritage status’ – whistleblower
Governors’ meeting prompted expedited approval for panorama deck on listed site, says former official
Moldova to switch reference currency to euro
Change reflects “economic realities” as country moves closer to EU
The monetary base and seigniorage in a digital era
Rapid technological innovation in payment systems portends declining demand for money. Emerging markets and low-income countries may have to lower their expectations of seigniorage revenue
People: New faces on IMF exec board
Plus, appointments at Deutsche Bundesbank and Czech central bank