Muto leads as Japan PM close to choosing nominee for Bank of Japan chief

Former top financial bureaucrat Toshiro Muto is leading the field of candidates to become Japan’s next central bank governor as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe closes in on picking a nominee, sources close to the process told Reuters. The choice of Muto, 69, would suggest the Bank of Japan will intens…

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Muto leads as Japan PM close to choosing nominee for Bank of Japan chief