Andy Haldane leaves Bank of England after 30-year career to lead Royal Society for Arts

Stepping down after June MPC meeting

Chief economist Andy Haldane is leaving the Bank of England to become chief executive of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA)

The regulator announced that Haldane will step down from the monetary policy committee (MPC) after its June meeting. He was with the central bank for three decades, seven of which as chief economist. Haldane is to become chief executive of the RSA, a thinktank that operates under Royal Charter to promote ideas for boosting the economy and raising living standards across the country. He will take up his post at the RSA in September. Paying the price of recovery: Could the Bank of England be the first to raise rates? "The Bank is a fantastic institution and I loved my 32 years in pub...