France well positioned to claim ECB chief economist post, Moulin says
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- ✓Bank of France Governor Emmanuel Moulin said on Tuesday it would be legitimate for a French person to get the job of chief economist at the European Central Bank.
- ✓Moulin noted, "It would therefore be entirely legitimate for France to hold this position," while discussing upcoming leadership changes at the bank.
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PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Bank of France Governor Emmanuel Moulin said on Tuesday it would be legitimate for a French person to get the job of chief economist at the European Central Bank.
"This is a position that we have never had in our history — the post of chief economist. We have some very good candidates — in fact, some very good female candidates - for this role; it would therefore be entirely legitimate for France to hold this position," Moulin said in an interview with the BFM Business TV channel.
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Euro zone leaders are set to pick a replacement for ECB President Christine Lagarde - who said last month she will step down on February 7 - and two other key board members, Isabel Schnabel, who heads market operations, and Chief Economist Philip Lane, in the coming months.
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