Economics

Macron to Make Biggest ECB Job Pick for Years at Bank of France

Choice on governor term must be made by end of October
President can reappoint Villeroy, or pick someone else

Francois Villeroy de Galhau during the MEDEF business conference in Paris, on Aug. 19.Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By William Horobin

October 5, 2021 at 8:58 AM UTC

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French President Emmanuel Macron must soon make the biggest decision for years to come on the makeup of the European Central Bank’s policy makers: whether to reappoint the Bank of France governor.