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Europe’s central bank chief Christine Lagarde steps down for ‘freedom of speech’

Europe’s central bank chief Christine Lagarde steps down for ‘freedom of speech’

Feed excerpt — reported by The Guardian

Possible candidate to run World Economic Forum departs nine months early saying she wants to speak her mind about world affairsChristine Lagarde, the eurozone’s top central banker, has said she is stepping down nine months early to speak her mind about world affairs and confront the “misrepresentation of the truth”.Ending months of speculation about her future at the European Central Bank, Lagarde said she would quit her role as president in March rather than October next year because the rules of neutrality that governed her job prevented her from influencing debate about financial and economics affairs. Continue reading…

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