Adrian Orr stands up Ben Bernanke as he goes on leave

Adrian Orr stands up Ben Bernanke as he goes on leave
RBNZ chair Neil Quigley tries to explain Adrian Orr's sudden exit. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Pattrick Smellie
The resignation of Reserve Bank of New Zealand governor Adrian Orr has left an embarrassing gap in attendees for a marquee conference the central bank is running in Wellington over the next two days.Top billing for the event, examining 35 years of flexible inflation-targeting, is Ben Bernanke, the chair of the US Federal Reserve between 2006 and 2014, who was to have been introduced by Orr as keynote speaker this morning in Wellington.The conference is also being attended by a coterie of other international speakers, including two current Feder...

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