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‘I find there’s a hunger for information, for being informed’

Canadian Bankers Association president Nancy Hughes Anthony leaves her top, influential post this week after nearly four years. She talks about the economy, the government and the importance of politics in this exit interview.

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BY BEA VONGDOUANGCHANH
February 14, 2011

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