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Chilean governor rejects calls for emergency meeting
January inflation spike means “higher rates than we had contemplated”, says Costa
Former Guinea governor held by police
Lounsény Nabé taken into custody this month after being dismissed following military coup
Boston Fed appoints Susan Collins as new president
University of Michigan economist to become first Black woman to lead a regional Fed
Bank of Canada carries on as truckers protest
Non-essential staff working from home as anti-vaccine demonstrators occupy Canada’s capital
Norwegian government appoints former PM as governor
Critics say Nato head Stoltenberg is close to governing party but finance minister praises his "rare skills"
Rosanna Costa named governor of Central Bank of Chile
Outgoing president appoints first woman after Mario Marcel leaves to join government
Lesotho raises rates and increases reserves
Central bank increases policy rate 25bp in bid to defend peg and fight inflation
People: RBNZ completes leadership reshuffle
RBNZ sources assistant governor from private sector; Basel Committee names-secretary general; and more
Honduran president appoints new governor
Rebeca Santos was finance minister and faced fraud charges over political dispute
Polish president nominates governor for second term
Opposition politicians criticise Glapiński over rising inflation and claims of bias
Long-serving Bank of Uganda governor dies
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile sometimes courted controversy, but he also worked hard to defend the central bank’s autonomy
Chilean governor leaves central bank to become finance minister
Mario Marcel led central bank through period of social unrest and Covid-19 pandemic
Norges Bank appointment process stirs debate on independence
Nato chief and former prime minister Jens Stoltenberg is proving a controversial governor candidate
First deputy governor to leave Russian central bank
Bank of Russia appoints new officials in first major change to senior leadership in three years
Fed chair makes case for renomination
Powell needs 50 votes and may need at least three Republicans to side with his reappointment
People: BIS names chair; IMF appoints chief economist
De Galhau to chair BIS top governance body; international macroeconomist to lead IMF research; Bank Negara Malaysia appoints MPC member
Biden nominates three to Fed board
Republican senator signals likely opposition to president’s pick for top supervisor
RBNZ deputy governor leaves early over “breach of protocol”
Bascand talked about management restructuring with outside party
Lebanese PM denies shielding governor
Mikati denies claims he threatened to resign over investigation into Salameh
Benoît Cœuré to lead French competition authority
BIS Innovation Hub chief and former ECB executive set to return to Paris
DRC central bank cuts benchmark rate by 100 basis points
Central African giant continues loosening monetary policy amid growth and steady inflation
Fed’s Clarida resigns after latest trading revelations
Vice-chair departs 17 days early after new disclosures about equities sales
People: Brazil’s Campos Neto comes down with Covid
Acting governor in Lesotho; Auer to head Eurosystem Innovation Hub; and more
Papua New Guinea reforms central bank and forces out governor
Law changes board and policy framework, and allows central bank financing