yota691 Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 The European Union approves the appointment of Christine Lagarde as head of the central bank 18 October 2019 02:21 PM Direct : European Union leaders on Friday approved the appointment of Christine Lagarde, former head of the International Monetary Fund, as president of the European Central Bank. Lagarde is set to take over from Mario Draghi from November 1. The decision to appoint Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) for eight years is not renewable, after European leaders nominated her for the post on July 2. Lagarde, France's former finance minister, served as director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 2011 before being elected to the presidency of the European Central Bank. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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