After Carney

摘要

Talk about a hard act to follow. On May 2nd Canada's government announced a successor to Mark Carney (pictured, right), a central-banking superstar who will soon leave the Bank of Canada to take over from Sir Mervyn King as governor of the Bank of England. Surprisingly, it did not pick Tiff Macklem, the current senior deputy governor who is well known in international financial circles. It opted instead for Stephen Poloz (pictured, left), the president of Export Development Canada, the country's export-finance agency. Mr Poloz seems a good choice. His expertise and experience look just right for the job. He got his PhD for a thesis on currency movements. Before joining the edc in 1999 he spent 14 years at the Bank of Canada. with him say he is down-to-earth and knows how to explain complicated issues.