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Banker to central bankers

As general manager of the BIS, Agustin Carstens - a policymaker who's dealt with several financial crises over a 38-year career - now leads an institution that's been described as "the secret bank that runs the world".

Published Fri, Mar 23, 2018 · 09:50 PM

EVEN before he turned 50, Agustin Carstens was a veteran at handling economic and financial crises, as a central banker and finance minister.

Two years after he started his career in 1980 at the Mexican central bank, Banco de Mexico, the country defaulted on its external debt, triggering Latin America's debt crisis, whi…

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