Final race to join Lagarde’s inner sanctum starting soon

The vacancy on the six-person executive board that the departure of Luxemburg’s Yves Mersch will create in December will be the last one available until 2026.(File pic Largade during a video conference on June 13)

THE final chance for more than half a decade to reshape the European Central Bank’s (ECB) inner sanctum of policy making will soon spark a tussle for influence between the region’s smaller countries.

The vacancy on the six-person executive board that the departure of Luxemburg’s Yves Mersch will create in December will be the last one available until 2026.