Euro-area governments must submit nominations for ECB president by Friday, Nov.
6, Eurogroup chair Kyriakos Pierrakakis has requested; euro-area finance
ministers will meet on Nov. 9 to discuss candidates. Reported contenders include
Pablo Hernández de Cos and Klaas Knot. Lagarde said she will leave on Feb. 7
next year, about nine months before her term ends, to regain freedom to speak
publicly beyond monetary policy; she had previously signalled intent to
participate in discussions around next year’s French presidential election in
H2.
