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by incomingpain 1362 days ago
BoE had a superstar: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Carney

Not sure what happened if he got ousted or what but that was a huge mistake on their part. They seem to be realizing their mistake now.

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Pretty sure he left because he was originally only meant to be taking the job for five years before returning back to Canada. He ended up staying longer because shit hit the fan with Brexit. I believe that after it settled down a bit he left so he could spend more time with and be closer to his family.
he originally had a 5 year contract (starting in 2013), which was extended