EU aims to pick new ECB chief by year-end
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The European Union aims to select a successor to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde by the end of December after her early decision to step down. The departure puts the bloc on a compressed timetable to choose the bankβs next chief.
Christine Lagarde's early decision to step down as head of the European Central Bank (ECB) has put the European Union on a tight schedule. The bloc expects to pick a new ECB chief by the end of December.