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Raghuram Rajan Explains Why He Didn't Apply For Bank Of England Job

India News | Simon Kennedy, Bloomberg | Monday July 22, 2019

Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has indicated the political challenges posed by Brexit were the reasons he didn't apply to head up the Bank of England.

Mathematician Who Cracked Nazi Code To Win World War II To Appear On Note

World News | Reuters | Monday July 15, 2019

Mathematician Alan Turing, whose cracking of a Nazi code helped the Allies to win World War Two but who committed suicide after being convicted for homosexuality, will appear on the Bank of England's new 50-pound banknote, the BoE said on Monday.

Raghuram Rajan A Contender For Huge UK Position

World News | Jill Ward, Bloomberg | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Raghuram Rajan has delivered some uncomfortable economic truths in a career spanning the International Monetary Fund and powerful positions in India.

Facebook ‘GlobalCoin’ Cryptocurrency Planned for Launch in 2020, Testing to Begin This Year: Report

Tasneem Akolawala | Friday May 24, 2019

The company plans to setup a digital payment system in more than 12 countries by the first quarter of 2020, and it looks to start testing in the later part of 2019.

Britain Starts Search For Next Bank Of England Governor

World News | Reuters | Wednesday April 24, 2019

Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond began the search for a new governor of the Bank of England on Wednesday, seeking someone to help steer the world's fifth-biggest economy, and its global financial centre, through the upheaval of Brexit.

Brexit May Bring Long-Term Gains For India, Say Experts

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday February 10, 2019

Last year the Bank of England had warned that a no-deal Brexit could send the pound plunging and trigger a worse recession than the financial crisis.

Bank Of England Governor Mark Carney's Term Extended

Business | Thomson Reuters | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe will serve a second five-year term until October 2023.

Risk Of No-Deal Brexit 'Uncomfortably High': Bank of England

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday August 3, 2018

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Friday warned that the possibility of a no-deal Brexit was "uncomfortably high" and "highly undesirable" but still "unlikely".

"I Am Very Happy Where I Am": Raghuram Rajan Won't Apply For Bank Of England Top Job

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday May 17, 2018

Raghuram Rajan has been mentioned by analysts as a possible future BoE governor after Mark Carney.

Raghuram Rajan Says Won't Apply For Top Job At Bank Of England

India News | Reuters | Thursday May 17, 2018

Former Reserve Bank of India chief Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday he did not intend to apply for the job of Bank of England governor which is due to come vacant next year.

Raghuram Rajan May Be In Race For Top Post At Bank Of England: Report

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 23, 2018

Raghuram Rajan is currently a professor of Finance with the University of Chicago at Booth School of Business.

Raghuram Rajan Contender For Top Job At Bank Of England: Report

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 23, 2018

Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has been named as one of the possible contenders for the top job at the Bank of England (BoE), according to a report by UK-based Financial Times.

SBI's UK Unit Set For Major Restructuring

Business | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 25, 2018

SBI's UK operations will transform into a subsidiary named State Bank of India UK Limited from April 1, in compliance with wider ring-fencing of capital requirements by the Bank of England

Bank Of England's Deputy Governor Ramsden Sees Case To Raise Rates Soon

Business | Thomson Reuters | Sunday February 25, 2018

Bank of England's Dave Ramsden was one of two policymakers who opposed the BoE's decision in November to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade, but appears to have shifted his stance

Bank Of England Holds Rates, Hints Again At 2018 Rise

Business | Thomson Reuters | Thursday August 3, 2017

The BoE said its rate-setters voted 6-2 to keep Bank Rate at 0.25 percent, as expected by most economists taking part in a Reuters poll.