France eyes ECB chief economist position
Paris reportedly lines up BdF deputy and ex-OECD official to become first French national to take on role
France is considering proposing Agnès Bénassy-Quéré and Laurence Boone as candidates for chief economist at the European Central Bank, Reuters has reported.
A column on November 11 by the news agency identified Bénassy-Quéré, deputy governor at the Banque de France (BdF), and Boone, former chief economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, as the leading French candidates for the position.
Three seats on the ECB’s executive board fall vacant next year. Christine Lagarde
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