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Dr Eyob Tekalign Tolina, State Minister at Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance, has been named the new Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia. He replaces Mamo Mihretu.

The Bank of Mauritius has appointed Priscilla Muthoora Thakoor as its first- ever female Governor. She joins from the International Monetary Fund, where she worked as a senior economist in the Middle East and Central Asia department and replaces Rama Sithanen, who stepped down following pressure from the country’s Prime Minister.

Similarly, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has appointed its first ever female Governor, Anna Breman, formerly Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank. She replaces Christian Hawkesby, who has carried out the role in a caretaker capacity since Adrian Orr’s surprise resignation in March.