Although these appointments do not come within the remit of the Commissioner for Public Appointments, they are being made using a process which takes into account the Commissioners Code of Practice as best practice.

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He said he had been involved in some high level discussions about alternatives to the bank's remit since delivering a speech in December in which he discussed targeting nominal GDP - a measure that takes into account inflation and growth.

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