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Money Talks from The Economist

Money talks: Yi Gang at the helm

Money Talks from The Economist

The Economist

News, Business, Economy, Finance & Economics, Business News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 March 2018

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Our Asia Economics editor, Simon Rabinovitch, analyses what the new boss of China’s central bank means for China's economy. Also, will Dropbox’s IPO filing be a success? And charging the electric-car revolution. Helen Joyce hosts 

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0:00.0

Imagine you in a nice comfy seat with your hands behind your head taking in the views instead of taking on the road maybe even taking a nap. That's the bliss of getting where you need to go

0:16.1

without worrying about driving. Book your train journey via avantiawestcoast.co.ukk.ukkow.co. and we'll take you there.

0:24.0

Avantee west coast, feel good travel. Hello, I'm Helen Joyce, the Economist's finance editor.

0:40.0

Welcome to Money Talks.

0:42.0

Coming up on the program, will Dropbox's IPO filing be a success?

0:47.0

Private investors are more bullish than public ones, so other tech firms will be watching to see whether this strategy pays off and charging the electric car revolution.

0:57.0

Companies like Volkswagen, for example, that have come slightly late to the idea of electric vehicles. They're pretty desperate now to get hold of

1:06.8

quantities of COBOLT sufficient to be able to make the transition. First, one of the most powerful institutions in China has a new boss.

1:19.9

The People's Bank of China, China's Central Bank, announced that E Gunn will become its next governor.

1:25.6

The appointment of Mr E who studied in America is a subtle sign of change in the way people

1:30.4

with economic power in China are chosen. With more on this our Asia

1:34.5

economics editor Simon Rabinovich joins us on the line from Beijing. Tell us a

1:38.6

bit about this appointment then Simon. Well the appointment was to a certain

1:41.8

extent unexpected there was a short list of candidates of possible replacements for Joe Shoueauchuan

1:47.6

who'd been the governor of the People's Bank of China for the past 15 years I e-Gung was on that short list, but he was probably seen as the least

1:54.9

favored of the candidates.

1:57.0

He is extremely skilled with a lot of experience working for the PBOC, so in most countries he might have been seen as the favorite, but what he supposedly

2:05.4

had going against him is that he has extensive academic experience abroad. He did his PhD at the University of Illinois.

2:13.0

He then spent several years in the 1990s

2:15.1

as a professor at the University of Indiana.

2:18.1

He speaks fluent English.

2:20.1

He's been a relatively common figure on the international economic circuit over the last 20 years.

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