Putin Said to Have Three Candidates for Central Bank Job
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President Vladimir Putin is selecting from three main candidates to fill the post of central bank chairman when Sergey Ignatiev’s third and final term ends in June, three officials with knowledge of the talks said.
Former Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, central bank First Deputy Chairman Alexei Ulyukayev, and Mikhail Zadornov, head of VTB Group’s retail-lending unit, are being considered for the nomination, which must be made by the end of March, the three officials said, declining to be identified because the matter isn’t public. Oleg Vyugin, a former central bank first deputy chairman, has also been discussed, one of the people said.