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Former Ecuadorian governor arrested in Miami
US authorities arrest Delgado for immigration violations nine years after he fled Ecuador
People: Former Malawi governor dies
RBNZ deputy governor departing; new appointments in Nigeria; and more
Bank of Zambia governor resigns
Mvunga leaves following change in presidents, amid high inflation
Regional Feds make string of appointments
Atlanta, Cleveland and Dallas Feds name officials, while St Louis appoints outside advisers
Mozambique president reappoints governor
Former IMF official Zandamela has faced inflation, Covid-19 and fallout from alleged fraud
Colombian president’s central bank appointment draws strong criticism
Opposition politicians allege ex-finance minister’s place on board endangers independence
People: Riksbank deputy’s term extended until 2027
Bank of Ghana gets new non-executive board members; RBI appoints new executive director; and more
People: New York names state financial services regulator
New president at development bank; supervisors promoted at regional Feds; and more
Book notes: How boards work, by Dambisa Moyo
Moyo offers insights into the skills required to be a valued board director, as well as a thought-provoking list of issues that may appear with greater frequency on future board agendas
Bank of England names new chief economist
Huw Pill is former ECB official and chief European economist for Goldman Sachs
Olsen to step down from Norges Bank
Norwegian governor will leave one year before end of second term
People: Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund gets new managing director
Korean president nominates head of financial supervisor and EBRD gets new corporate strategy chief
Taliban name acting head of Afghan central bank
Mohammad Idris played leading role in financing Taliban war effort, senior official says
Belizean governor fired by prime minister after ‘integrity’ row – reports
Former governor says he was forced out after conflict over “special interests”
Mexican president demands IMF assets from central bank
Governor rejects proposal and former presidential ally says it would be legally impossible
How we can improve gender diversity in economics
Mary Suiter and Oksana Leukhina say gender diversity in economics must be championed
Belize governor resigns after 19 weeks
Central bank offers few details, but country has suffered sharp economic blows
Julio Velarde set to accept new term as Peruvian governor
New left-wing president said in June he intended to re-appoint long-serving governor
New Bafin president takes up role
Ex-Finma head pledges to make heavily criticised German financial regulator “world class”
Iran’s Hemmati warns against monetary financing
Former governor mounts criticism of departing President Rouhani
FCA mulls removing decision-making powers from senior committee
Decisions regarding firms failing to meet FCA standards would be taken by FCA staff instead
Liberia’s central bank expands monetary policy committee
Governor and deputy governor reappointed
People: Bank of Canada appoints top payments regulator
Iceland’s central bank appoints new CEO and World Bank names country directors
Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – executive summary
Insights into staffing and salaries, channels, social media, new technology and strategies