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Mexico to get new central bank chief with 'social dimension' -president
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will not propose a new term for the current central bank governor and will instead nominate an economist with a “social dimension.” Central Bank governor Alejandro Diaz de Leon’s current mandate at the helm of the bank concludes on Dec. 31. Lopez Obrador, speaking at his regular news conference, said Diaz de Leon’s term will be “over” and he will nominate a “prestigious” economist for the post. “It will be an economist with a social dimension, very in favor of moral economics,” Lopez Obrador said.
The new bank governor will be “a professional who will meet the requirements of having experience in economic and financial matters,” he also said. Mexico’s peso weakened extended losses to 0.4% after Lopez Obrador’s comments. Lopez Obrador has taken aim in recent days at Diaz de Leon, who was appointed under the previous government, blaming him for the bank’s failure to garner an operating surplus in 2020, which the government had hoped to put to use. Lopez Obrador, who frequently criticizes previous governments, has said the central bank did not approve of his administration. The majority of its board, however, were appointed under his presidency.
Lopez Obrador’s proposed head of the bank must be approved by Mexico’s Senate.
https://www.reuters.com/article/mexico-cenbank/update-2-mexico-to-get-new-central-bank-chief-with-social-dimension-president-idUSL2N2N81FG
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Tokyo Olympics can be held under state of emergency: IOC's Coates
The Tokyo Olympics can be held this summer even if the Japanese capital is under a coronavirus state of emergency, a top official of the International Olympic Committee suggested Friday.
"The answer is absolutely yes," John Coates, an IOC vice president, told a remote press conference when asked whether the Tokyo Games can be delivered under the emergency situation, citing how Japan "successfully" conducted test events recently.
Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Japanese organizing body, said the organizers expect around 230 doctors and 310 nurses will be needed per day during the Olympics and Paralympics. She said the organizers assume between 50,000 and 60,000 coronavirus tests per day will be conducted for athletes, as well as officials and workers during the games. The comments were made upon the conclusion of a three-day virtual meeting between the Japanese organizers and the IOC's Coordination Commission, which oversees the preparations for the games.
With just two months remaining until the opening of the Olympics, the organizers have faced growing public concern that staging the global sporting event in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic could further overstretch Japan's health care system.
Since late April, Tokyo and some other areas in the country have been under a third COVID-19 state of emergency, which calls for people to refrain from making unnecessary outings. While the measure is scheduled to end on May 31, experts have called for another extension as the situation has not drastically improved.
On Friday, Japan's top government COVID-19 adviser said the organizers must decide whether to go ahead with the games after scrutinizing their potential impact on the country's medical system.
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20210521/p2g/00m/0sp/083000c
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