Three hundred potential candidates were identified in the hunt for our new Reserve Bank Governor.

The role has gone to Anna Breman, who was the First Deputy Governor of Sweden's central bank.

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says it was a a tough competition amongst candidates.

"The Reserve Bank went through a process of both advertising and also doing a large international search to consider people that could be qualified for the role." 

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