Lee taps BIS official Shin Hyun-song as BOK chief

▲ This photo provided by Cheong Wa Dae shows Shin Hyun-song, the nominee for governor of the Bank of Korea. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

BOK chief-nomination

Lee taps BIS official Shin Hyun-song as BOK chief

SEOUL, March 22 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday nominated Shin Hyun-song, an official of the Bank for International Settlements, as the new governor of the Bank of Korea, his office said.

Shin, who would replace current Gov. Rhee Chang-yong at the end of his four-year term, is a leading expert on international finance and macroeconomics equipped with both academic depth and practical insight, a presidential spokesperson said.

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