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Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi has been appointed as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences

Pope appoints Draghi to academy of social sciences

Business / 13 Jul

Mario Draghi has again defended his record after a German award fanned the flames of criticism of his easy-money policy

Draghi defends ECB record on critics' home turf

Business / 31 Jan

Christine Lagarde vowed at her first press conference as ECB chief that she would keep to her 'own style' and says her ambition is to be a 'wise owl'

ECB to launch year-long strategy review in January

Business / 12 Dec 19

New European Central Bank boss Christine Lagarde will hold her first policy meeting on Thursday,

Five questions for the new ECB chief

Business / 10 Dec 19

Outgoing ECB chief Mario Draghi at a Finance Committee meeting in November 2018

How will Mario Draghi be remembered in Ireland?

Business / 25 Oct 19

Mario Draghi's last news conference as President of the ECB was not the grand finale he was hoping for

Draghi defends legacy as ECB keeps money taps on

Business / 25 Oct 19

Mario Draghi hands over the keys of the European Central Bank to Christine Lagarde on 31 October

Six key moments in Draghi's eventful ECB tenure

Business / 21 Oct 19

Mario Draghi is credited with saving the euro but dividing the ECB with his easy-money policy

Departing Draghi leaves divided ECB to Lagarde

Business / 21 Oct 19

Sabine Lautenschlaeger will step down from the ECB on October 31

ECB board member's departure highlights split

Business / 26 Sep 19

Christine Lagarde is set to become the first female president of the European Central Bank

Lagarde wins EU approval to lead ECB

Business / 17 Sep 19

The ECB yesterday cut interest rates deeper into negative territory

Germany not happy with ECB's latest moves

Business / 13 Sep 19

European Central Bank cut its deposit interest rate - the rate it charges banks to hold money - from -0.4% to -0.5%

ECB announces measures to kick start euro zone economy

Business / 12 Sep 19

Can the man who brought us 'whatever it takes' to save save the euro manage to pull one more trick out of the hat before he vacates the top spot at the ECB?

Mario's last act - how ECB moves could affect you

Business / 12 Sep 19

Christine Lagarde maintains that persistently low inflation requires prolonged stimulus

Lagarde clears key hurdle in becoming next ECB chief

Business / 05 Sep 19

Christine Lagarde was speaking before the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today

ECB President hopeful supports bank's current stance

Business / 04 Sep 19

ECB President Mario Draghi said the euro zone outlook is getting worse

ECB opens door to rate cuts, more bond buys

Business / 25 Jul 19

The ECB has some monetary policy tools it could use to battle the uncertainty slowing its progress towards its inflation goals

How the ECB could boost the euro zone economy in 2019

Business / 25 Jul 19

Current Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

France denies Franco-German deal on Carney for IMF job

Business / 10 Jul 19

George Osborne may be lining up a bid to replace Christine Lagarde as head of the IMF

Ex-British finance chief Osborne eyes IMF role - media

Business / 04 Jul 19

Christine Lagarde said she was honoured by the ECB nomination

Lagarde's ECB nomination puts IMF into succession race

Business / 03 Jul 19

Mario Draghi hinted at further economic stimulus from the ECB yesterday, much to the annoyance of Donald Trump who accused him of deliberately devaluing the euro

US Fed in the spotlight as ECB signals more stimulus

Business / 19 Jun 19

ECB chief Mario Draghi said yesterday that the central bank will ease policy again if inflation fails to accelerate

Commerzbank brings forward ECB cut expectation to July

Business / 19 Jun 19

Donald Trump said Mr Draghi's comments would spark unfair European competition against the US

Trump blasts comments by ECB's chief Draghi

Business / 18 Jun 19

The central and eastern European business model has become vulnerable to shocks to international trade and financial conditions, Mario Draghi said

Central Europe 'particularly vulnerable' to trade war

Business / 12 Jun 19

The ECB is one of the most male-dominated major European institutions

First woman to head ECB? Not likely yet

Business / 11 Jun 19

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