Christine Lagarde an inspired choice to head European Central Bank
IMF boss's public-private experience and many abilities will help her navigate the region’s many challenges
04 July 2019 - 05:07
Christine Lagarde, nominated to lead the European Central Bank (ECB), will need all her proven attributes, and help from others, to succeed as the new leader of one of the world’s three most systemically important central banks.
An inspired choice, she is uniquely well placed to build on her accomplishments as MD of the IMF. In tapping Lagarde for Europe’s most visible economic post, the continent’s political leaders established several precedents:..
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