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AIX-IN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – ECB Political leader Benoît Coeure on Sunday defended the appointment of Christine Lagarde as head of the European Central Bank, saying she was "particularly qualified".
Lagarde has been criticized for not being a trained economist since European leaders invoked her last week to replace Mario Draghi as head of the government. ECB.
"Christine Lagarde is particularly qualified to lead the ECB while the challenges are both internal and external to the euro area, "Coeure told reporters on the sidelines of an economic conference in southern France.
"She knows how the global economy works. She knows how Europe works. And she knows how to talk to financial markets, "he added.
(Report by Leigh Thomas, edited by Inti Landauro)
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