The Bank of England gets a respected new chief

Mervyn King began his 5-year term as governor of the Bank of England on 1 July. This article describes him as the brains behind the bank's solid track record since 1997. He is viewed as both a formidable scholar and independent thinker, BusinessWeek writes.

First published by BusinessWeek, 7 July 2003 edition.

Sir Edward George, who retires as Governor of the Bank of England at the end of June, long ago earned the sobriquet "Steady Eddie." Over his 10-year tenure as Britain's chief central banker

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