ECB Marks Its 1,000th Board Meeting With Tutankhamun and Rhymes
- Central bank commemorates anniversary with private exhibition
- Documents displayed include poetic ‘Declarations of Greatness’
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It didn’t exactly start with a bang.
“The provisional agenda was adopted,” was the first decision taken by the European Central Bank’s Executive Board on its inaugural meeting in 1998. On Tuesday, the board holds its 1,000th gathering when its six members prepare for this week’s monetary-policy decision. The ECB is marking the occasion with a small exhibition inside its Frankfurt headquarters that gives a taste of the institution’s history -- and something it’s less well-known for: a sense of humor.