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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Harry Taylor

Bank of England governor walks out of IMF summit in protest against Russia

Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor.
The Bank of England confirmed that Bailey took part in the joint departure. Photograph: Rungroj Yongrit/EPA

The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has taken part in a walkout of finance leaders who left an International Monetary Fund meeting in protest against Russian involvement.

Bailey joined counterparts from France, Germany and a number of Scandinavian and Baltic countries who left the session in Bangkok when the Russian finance minister, Anton Siluanov, addressed the group in Russian.

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