Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22
Lagarde Pushes Euro’s Global Role at 1 Brussels Conference
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22

Lagarde Pushes Euro’s Global Role at 1 Brussels Conference

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 22

Summary

  • Christine Lagarde is in Brussels for a conference focused on expanding the euro’s international role, underscoring the ECB’s latest effort to elevate the single currency globally.
  • The ECB chief is also due before the European Parliament’s economic and monetary affairs committee, giving the bank a second platform in one day to press that message.
  • Growing interest in the euro’s global standing has put the issue higher on the ECB agenda, with Brussels events now serving as a showcase for that push.

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