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Two years ago, at a meeting of Mediterranean central banks in Split, Croatia, Boris Vujčić told the story of Diocletian, the Roman emperor who more than 1,700 years ago fought a hard battle against hyperinflation. “His predecessors, like many other rulers in history, had the brilliant idea of increasing the amount of money by minting ...”
Profile of the Croatian economist who emerged victorious over Mário Centeno and four other candidates in the contest to become vice‑president of the European Central Bank.
Mário Centeno was one of the candidates, but he withdrew from the race on Monday.
Boris Vujčić was elected this Monday as vice-president of the European Central Bank (ECB). The governor of the Croatian National Bank won the race against five other candidates, including the Portuguese Mário Centeno, and will succeed the Spaniard Luis de Guindos as Christine Lagarde’s right-hand from 1 June. The election took place ...
Mário Centeno is one of the four candidates still competing for the post.
The vote is scheduled for late Monday afternoon and is the final item on the agenda of the meeting of euro-area finance ministers taking place in Brussels. Ministers will decide the successor to Luis de Guindos, who leaves the post at the end of May.
Centeno is using all his contacts to secure the ECB vice-presidency. Negotiations are being handled by Paulo Rangel and Miranda Sarmento. The Eurogroup will decide on Monday.
The Eurogroup will discuss on 19 January the six candidacies submitted to succeed Luis de Guindos as vice‑president of the European Central Bank (ECB), in a race that includes the name of the former governor of the Bank of Portugal, Mário Centeno. The information was confirmed by the president of the Eurogroup in a statement released this Friday, after the deadline ...
