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BoE takes a walk on the wild side with banknote designs
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CURRENCY CORRESPONDENT
Aditya Anand Kumar
is a reporter for
Central Banking
based in London. He previously covered commodity markets in Europe for Argus Media. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
aditya.anandkumar@centralbanking.com