SPAIN NOMINATES FORMER CENTRAL BANK HEAD DE COS FOR ECB PRESIDENCY, DEPUTY PM SAYS

Spain on Friday said it had put forward former ​central bank chief Pablo Hernandez de Cos as a candidate ‌to succeed Christine Lagarde as president of the European Central Bank, according to a letter seen by Reuters.

Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Cuerpo said in a ​letter sent to Eurogroup president Kyriakos Pierrakakis that he was "confident" ​that De Cos would bring to the ECB the ⁠same steady hand and inspiring leadership he demonstrated at the Bank ​of Spain during his 2018-2024 tenure.

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