ECB President Christine Lagarde to Step Down Early in February
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down on February 7, 2027, nearly nine months before her term was due to expire, the ECB announced Thursday.
Lagarde informed the ECB Governing Council and European Council President António Costa of her decision. No reason was given for the early departure. In a video posted on social media, she said she would leave “with a sense of good work done and an ECB that is fit for the future.”
Costa said the process of appointing a successor would begin immediately and proceed without delay. Former Dutch central bank governor Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos, the former Bank of Spain governor who now leads the Bank for International Settlements, are widely viewed as leading candidates.
Lagarde took office in November 2019 after serving as French finance minister and managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Her tenure included the ECB’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, energy-price shocks and a sharp rise in eurozone inflation.
Her departure will allow European leaders to select a successor before France’s presidential election in spring 2027. Lagarde has ruled out running for the French presidency. Speculation about an early exit had circulated for months, including reports linking her to the World Economic Forum.
The announcement came shortly before an ECB monetary policy decision, with the bank expected to hold its deposit rate at 2.5% while confronting renewed energy-driven inflation and rising government borrowing costs, particularly in France.
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ECB President Christine Lagarde to Step Down Early in February
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde will step down on February 7, 2027, nearly nine months before her term was due to expire, the ECB announced Thursday.
Lagarde informed the ECB Governing Council and European Council President António Costa of her decision. No reason was given for the early departure. In a video posted on social media, she said she would leave “with a sense of good work done and an ECB that is fit for the future.”
Costa said the process of appointing a successor would begin immediately and proceed without delay. Former Dutch central bank governor Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernández de Cos, the former Bank of Spain governor who now leads the Bank for International Settlements, are widely viewed as leading candidates.
Lagarde took office in November 2019 after serving as French finance minister and managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Her tenure included the ECB’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, energy-price shocks and a sharp rise in eurozone inflation.
Her departure will allow European leaders to select a successor before France’s presidential election in spring 2027. Lagarde has ruled out running for the French presidency. Speculation about an early exit had circulated for months, including reports linking her to the World Economic Forum, but no subsequent role has been announced.Forum.
The announcement came shortly before an ECB monetary policy decision, with the bank expected to hold its deposit rate at 2.5% while confronting renewed energy-driven inflation and rising government borrowing costs, particularly in France.
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