Central Banks
China’s New PBOC Chief Faces Big Test on World Stage
- IMF meetings mark one of Pan’s highest-profile overseas trips
- Debt restructuring likely to be in focus for PBOC governor
Pan Gongsheng in 2020.
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Pan Gongsheng is set for a key appearance on the international stage next week, presenting the biggest opportunity for global economic and banking chiefs to rub shoulders with China’s top central banker and gain valuable clues on where he aims to steer policy.
The People’s Bank of China governor is expected to make his way to Marrakech for the International Monetary Fund’s weeklong Annual Meetings, starting Monday. It would be one of his highest-profile trips overseas since succeeding Yi Gang in July.