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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A deputy governor; a lieutenant-governor.

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  • BEIJING Reuters - The global economy faces risks from both slowed growth and persistent inflationary pressure, which is spilling over from emerging to advanced economies, Ma Delun, a vice-governor at China's central bank, said in comments reported on Friday.

    China central banker warns global economic risks increasing Reuters 2011

  • The People's Bank of China vice-governor's gloom about world economic prospects echoed earlier comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, underscoring that Beijing policy-makers are not counting on major foreign markets to recover quickly.

    China central banker warns global economic risks increasing Reuters 2011

  • The new law opens the way for an increase in the number of people on the bank's interest-rate setting board, creates a new vice-governor post and makes possible the merger of the bank and a financial regulator, which could result in the effective demotion of the bank governor.

    Hungary Snubs EU by Passing Bank Law, Threatening to Derail Its Aid Bid Gordon Fairclough 2011

  • Cisse says the current vice-governor will take over until there is a permanent replacement for Tabley.

    West African Bank Replaces Head to Cut Off Ivory Coast Government 2011

  • BEIJING Reuters - The global economy faces risks from both slowed growth and persistent inflationary pressure, which is spilling over from emerging to advanced economies, Ma Delun, a vice-governor at China's central bank, said in comments reported on Friday.

    China central banker warns global economic risks increasing Reuters 2011

  • The People's Bank of China vice-governor's gloom about world economic prospects echoed earlier comments from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, underscoring that Beijing policy-makers are not counting on major foreign markets to recover quickly.

    China central banker warns global economic risks increasing Reuters 2011

  • "The economy is going forward as the stimulus package has started working," Yi Gang, a vice-governor of the People's Bank of China, told a financial conference.

    China GDP Expected to Hit 8% as Optimism Grows 2009

  • However, the province's vice-governor said last week there were "only a small number" of violent incidents in the region.

    John Tepper Marlin: Green Edge 5: Farm Aid in Islamic China 2008

  • The panel included: Muhammad Al Jasser, vice-governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency; Bader al-Sa'ad, managing director of the Kuwait Investment Authority; Kristin Halvorsen, Norway's minister of finance; and Aleksey Kudrin, Russia's minister of finance, who all have billions upon billions in state oil profits to invest around the world.

    SWFs Seek Acceptance in U.S. 2008

  • The vice-governor of Orientale province, Joseph Bangakya Angaze, told AFP by telephone that "fighting has broken out around Doruma since Friday, between elements of the LRA and local groups" set up to defend their communities.

    Archive 2008-12-28 de Brantigny........................ 2008

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