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MNB to suspend controversial foundation

MNB to suspend controversial foundation

MNB to suspend controversial foundation – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Ex-governor calls audit “smear campaign”; government blames ECB for not allowing closer surveillance The Central Bank of Hungary…

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Andrew Bailey to be next FSB chair

Andrew Bailey to be next FSB chair

Andrew Bailey to be next FSB chair – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Klaas Knot will step down from organisation in June as his term at DNB also comes…

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Arab Monetary Fund provides $306.5m of debt relief to Somalia

Arab Monetary Fund provides $306.5m of debt relief to Somalia

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has signed a $306.5 million debt relief agreement with Somalia. The country’s finance minister Bihi Egeh confirmed the agreement yesterday (April 9) in a post on social media. He said it…

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Syria appoints new central bank governor

Syria appoints new central bank governor

Syria appoints new central bank governor – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Abdul Qader al-Husriya takes over from interim governor Maysa Sabreen Syria’s president Ahmad al-Shara has appointed Abdul…

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RBNZ extends acting governor’s term

RBNZ extends acting governor’s term

RBNZ extends acting governor’s term – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Christian Hawkesby to remain in place for six months while board looks for permanent governor The Reserve Bank…

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Police raid Bank of Portugal in €17m fraud investigation

Police raid Bank of Portugal in €17m fraud investigation

The Portuguese criminal investigation police are investigating employees at the country’s central bank in connection with an embezzlement case. The authorities intend to “collect information related to employees” at the Bank of Portugal, investigators said.…

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BoT says payment systems still in operation following earthquake

BoT says payment systems still in operation following earthquake

Thailand’s payment systems are maintaining normal operations after a powerful earthquake struck the country and neighbouring Myanmar, the central bank has said. In an social media post at 08:35 GMT, the Bank of Thailand (BoT)…

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Karim Souaid named governor of Lebanon’s central bank

Karim Souaid named governor of Lebanon’s central bank

Karim Souaid has been appointed as governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon (BdL), the country’s council of ministers announced on March 27. The appointment of Souaid, who heads an asset management firm in the UAE,…

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People: January to March 2025

People: January to March 2025

People: January to March 2025 – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months Sanjay…

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Effects of ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ are ‘highly speculative’ – BdF deputy

Effects of ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ are ‘highly speculative’ – BdF deputy

The second deputy governor of France’s central bank has cast doubt on the viability of any “Mar-a-Lago accord”. In an article on the Banque de France (BdF) website, published on March 19, Agnès Bénassy-Quéré argues that…

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