Canada's Carney Named As Bank Of England Chief

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain named Canadian central bank chief Mark Carney on Monday as the next governor of the Bank of England, springing the surprise choice of a foreigner to help steer the world's sixth-largest economy out of stagnation.

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