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Yi Gang appointed as China's forex chief

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-07-17 15:01

Yi Gang

BEIJING: Yi Gang, a former deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, or the central bank, was appointed as the new head of the State Administration of Foreign Exchanges(SAFE), according to a statement on the SAFE's website Friday.

Hu Xiaolian, SAFE's former head became a deputy governor of the central bank, said the bank's website.

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