Timetable for BoE governor appointment thrown into doubt

Bank of England governor Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Policy Exchange/Flickr

The Treasury Committee has pushed the UK’s finance minister, or chancellor, to clarify the timeline for appointing a new Bank of England (BoE) governor, as reports suggest the decision could be delayed.

“The committee has asked the current chancellor to confirm whether the timetable set out by the previous chancellor still holds true,” the Treasury Committee’s interim chair, Catherine McKinnell, said in a statement. “If not, the chancellor should set out the new timetable immediately.”

The

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.