If you are reading this news in an app, access the quiz here. The week just ending was marked by the announcement of Mário Centeno's candidacy for the post of Vice-President of the European Central Bank. 'After more than three decades at the Bank of Portugal and nearly ten years in office ...'
ECO Quiz: Did Mário Centeno announce his candidacy for the position of ECB Vice-President?
Saturday, 10 January 2026RSS
Context & Explainers
Mário Centeno is a Portuguese economist and politician who served as Finance Minister from 2015 to 2020 and as President of the Eurogroup from 2018 to 2020, and later became Governor of the Bank of Portugal (Banco de Portugal). His nomination for vice‑president of the European Central Bank matters because a senior Portuguese official at the ECB could influence euro‑area monetary policy decisions that affect interest rates and the economy in Portugal.
