Economics
Taiwan Seen Shunning Change in Search for New Central Banker
- Economists see Deputy Governor Yang as most likely successor
- Incumbent says he won’t seek new term after 20 years in job
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As Taiwan searches for a new central bank governor for the first time in two decades, economists see the government choosing more of the same.
Deputy central bank governor Yang Chin-long is the leading contender to become Taiwan’s first new chief policy maker since 1998 after Perng Fai-nan’s term ends in February, according to a survey of economists. Yang topped the poll ahead of another widely tipped candidate, current Premier Lin Chuan.