PANews reported on October 22 that according to the latest news from the official microblog of the Financial Research Institute of the People's Bank of China, on the afternoon of October 22, the Financial Research Institute held the 22nd China Financial Forum Academic Lecture Hall in 2024, with the theme of "Analysis and Outlook of Macroeconomic and Financial Situations". Director Ding Zhijie of the Financial Research Institute attended the meeting, and the meeting was chaired by Deputy Director Mo Wangui of the Financial Research Institute. The above news means that the position of Director of the Financial Research Institute, which has been vacant for more than three months, has finally been settled, and will be taken by Ding Zhijie, former Director of the Foreign Exchange Research Center of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. In July this year, Zhou Chengjun, former Director of the Financial Research Institute, took up the post of Party Secretary and President of the Jiangsu Branch of the People's Bank of China, and the position has been vacant since then.