(This August 24 story corrects the spelling of the fourth paragraph of the Export-Import Bank of China)
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Caixin, a financial magazine, said on Wednesday it would appoint Zhang Qingsong as deputy governor of the central bank. ), one of the “big four” state-owned banks, may fill the vacancy left by Liu Guiping after his appointment as Tianjin’s vice mayor in April, Caixin quoted sources as saying.
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) now has four deputy governors – Chen Yulu, Pan Gongsheng, Fan Yifei and Liu Guoqiang. Yi Gang has been the governor of the central bank since 2018.
Zhang, 2018 , according to the official biography, is a seasoned banker who served as Bank of China Vice President and President of the Policy Bank China Export-Import Bank (EXimBank).
Bank of China, Mr. Zhang has held senior positions in Hong Kong, Singapore and Luxembourg.
