Economics
One Year In, Lagarde Stamps Her Style on Crisis-Fighting ECB
- Lagarde’s first year marks break with past ECB communication
- ECB faces challenge to align on next pandemic stimulus package
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“I’m going to be myself, and therefore probably different,” Christine Lagarde declared in a defining monologue at her first press conference as European Central Bank president in late 2019.
That moment, signaling her intention to put a personal stamp on the institution’s communication, has been matched by a distinctive approach since taking office on Nov. 1 last year. It’s very much a break with the past, even considering the extraordinary events of the coronavirus crisis that have dominated her reign.