What to Expect From Asia's Big Central Banks Reshuffle

  • Leadership roles are up for review in China, Japan and others
  • Shift occuring amid expectations for gradual policy tightening
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) headquarters stands in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. The BOJ's next monetary policy meeting is scheduled for Sept. 21. The central bank pushed back in July the projected timing for reaching its 2 percent inflation target for the sixth time as economic growth failed to drive price gains.Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg
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Asia’s biggest economies are set to change or reappoint their central bank chiefs in the coming months, in what’s shaping up as a shift in personnel rather than policy.

China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan and New Zealand are all poised to announce new leadership or reappoint their exiting heads. They form part of the regional export powerhouse that’s forecast by the International Monetary Fund to make up almost two thirds of global growth this year.