Central Banks

Lagarde Says Croatia Joining the Euro Shows the Currency’s Appeal Endures

  • Croatia becomes 20th member of world’s biggest currency zone
  • ECB’s Governing Council will increase to 26 policymakers

Tourists visit Ban Jelacic Square in Zagreb, Croatia

Photographer: Petar Santini/Bloomberg
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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the currency union’s newest member proves that the euro has lasting appeal.