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Pablo Hernández de Cos seeks support in France and Germany to boost his bid for ECB president

El exgobernador contacta con las capitales de cara a unas negociaciones que se pueden ver condicionadas por la crisis francesa

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Pablo Hernández de Cos seeks support in France and Germany to boost his bid for ECB president

Pablo Hernández de Cos, a Spaniard and current managing director of the Bank for International Settlements, is a frontrunner to lead the European Central Bank. He has begun informal contacts with European capitals as he vies for the top job. Hernández de Cos faces a challenging task in balancing the interests of countries including France and Germany. The outcome of the race is expected to be decided in the coming weeks.

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