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Eurozone countries have until Friday to nominate candidates to succeed Lagarde at the ECB

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Eurozone countries have until Friday to put forward candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank, and finance ministers are due to take stock of the nominations on 9 November, a Eurogroup spokesperson told Euronews. The Financial Times reports that Brussels has set a tight deadline, with eurozone leaders needing to submit nominees by Friday as the contest for the top central banking job heats up.

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  1. Euronews

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    Euronews reports, citing a Eurogroup spokesperson, that eurozone countries have until Friday to put forward candidates to succeed Christine Lagarde as ECB president, and that finance ministers will take stock of the nominations on 9 November.

  2. Financial Times

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    The Financial Times reports that Brussels has set a tight deadline, with eurozone leaders needing to submit nominees to succeed Christine Lagarde by Friday as the contest for the top central banking job heats up.

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