Bank of England’s Mark Carney may be on the IMF’s wishlist
The BOE governor, scheduled to leave that post at the end of January, has a resumé that’s hard to beat
06 July 2019 - 08:49
London — European governments are actively discussing nominating Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney as the next head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a person familiar with the matter.
While a Canadian by birth, Carney holds British and Irish passports, so his selection would technically preserve the seven-decade practice of a European running the Washington-based lender. The BOE declined to comment on his behalf...
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