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Draghi risks German anger with appointment of Praet as ECB economics chief
The Italian boss of the ECB named Peter Praet as the new head of economics, defying calls from Berlin that the tradition of a German holding the post to be upheld. Mr Praet, 62, who joined the ECB's six-member board in June last year, replaces Juergen Stark, who resigned in September in apparent protest against the ECB's sovereign bond buying policy. The Belgian, who was formerly a board member of the Belgian central bank and is a specialist in financial regulation, will be the first non-German to hold the position since the ECB was founded in 1988. The French candidate, Benoit Coeure, was also overlooked by Mr ... (full story)
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