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Shaktikanta Das has been replaced as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India by Sanjay Malhotra, former Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

Following the change of regime in Syria, Maysaa Sabrine has been appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, the first woman to hold the position. She was formerly Deputy Governor, and replaces Mohammed Issam Hazime.

Ahmed Al Musalmi has been appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Oman. He replaces Tahir Al Amri, and joins from Sohar International Bank, where he was the CEO. He was also previously head of the National Bank of Oman.

Hungary’s Finance Minister, Mihály Varga, will take on the role of Governor of Magyar Nemzeti Bank, this March. The nominee of the country’s President, he will succeed Gyorgy Matolcsy.

James Alic Garang has been dismissed as Governor of the Bank of South Sudan by the country’s President, just 14 months after taking office, and his immediate predecessor, Johnny Ohisa Damian, appointed as his replacement. This is the sixth change of governor at the Bank since 2020.