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Fukuda says another BOJ nominee is on the way

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday he will soon put forward yet another nominee for governor of the Bank of Japan so the next central bank head can attend the Group of Seven finance chiefs' meeting scheduled for early to mid-April in... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Thu, Apr 03 2008

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