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Stephen Poloz Named Bank of Canada Head Replacing Carney

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Canada named Stephen Poloz, the head of the nation’s export-financing agency, to lead the Bank of Canada in a surprise appointment to replace Mark Carney.

The central bank announced the appointment, effective June 3, in a statement today from Ottawa. Carney is due to depart June 1 and take over as Bank of England Governor a month later.