Central Bank Governance Forum

Chair

Lesetja Kganyago, Governor, South African Reserve Bank

Membership

The Group currently comprises the Chair and six members – Governors Andrew Bailey (Bank of England), Victoria Rodríguez Ceja (Bank of Mexico), Kazuo Ueda (Bank of Japan), Perry Warjiyo (Bank Indonesia), Ida Wolden Bache (Central Bank of Norway), and Frank Elderson (on behalf of the ECB President).

Frequency of meetings

The Group normally meets on the occasion of the bimonthly meetings of Governors of BIS member central banks. There are no public releases of the meeting agendas or discussions.

Reporting arrangements

With effect from January 2010, the Chair reports annually and on an as-needed basis to the All Governors' Meeting.

Secretariat

Sarah Bell is Secretary to the Central Bank Governance Group and heads the Central Banking Studies unit at the BIS, which provides secretariat support to the Forum.

Publications

• Why are central banks reporting losses? Does it matter?, February 2023
• Central bank finances, April 2013
• (also available in Spanish, French)
• Central bank governance and financial stability, May 2011
• (also available in Spanish, French)
• Issues in the Governance of Central Banks, May 2009
• (also available in Spanish, French)

Central Bank Governance Network

The Network is an informal mechanism to facilitate the flow of information on central bank governance and organisational issues between central banks. It started operations in the autumn of 1999 and currently 56 central banks are represented. The BIS receives numerous requests from central banks for information on the governance and organisational arrangements of other central banks. The Network improves the efficiency of information-gathering. Specialised surveys are conducted through Network members; tailor-made results can be provided quickly, and the information is retained in a central location for future use. The flow of requests provides an insight into the issues of current relevance for central banks, helping inform the Governance Group's deliberations when setting priorities for gathering and analysing information.

Central bank governance information

Much of the central bank governance information that is available at the BIS can be accessed (by registered users) on the password-protected eBIS platform (https://www.ebis.org/). Central bank staff are very welcome to register for this facility by completing a registration form. This can be requested by sending a brief email to cbgovernance@bis.org.