Christine Lagarde

ECB President Christine Lagarde Says EU Needs Capital Markets Union 
ECB President Christine Lagarde Says EU Needs Capital Markets Union 
November 17, 2023  |  Europe

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the European Union (EU) needs a “European SEC” that will replace the region’s currently fragmented supervision with a more top-down approach...

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Lagarde Says Digital Euro May Give Europe Greater Resiliency
Lagarde Says Digital Euro May Give Europe Greater Resiliency
March 21, 2023  |  CBDC

A digital euro may provide Europe with greater resiliency and autonomy. So said European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde during a virtual event hosted by...

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Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
November 14, 2022  |  CBDC

In a video address as part of a high-level conference on the digital euro earlier this month, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB),...

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Crypto Is ‘Worth Nothing,’ Lagarde Declares, and Should Be Regulated
Crypto Is ‘Worth Nothing,’ Lagarde Declares, and Should Be Regulated
May 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde came down on the side of regulating digital currencies, saying crypto is “based on nothing,” Bloomberg reported Friday (May...

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Sweden Joins ECB’s Real-Time Payments Platform
Sweden Joins ECB’s Real-Time Payments Platform
April 03, 2020  |  Faster Payments

Sweden is the latest country to join the European Central Bank’s (ECB) instant payments platform in an effort to ease electronic payments. The agreement allows...

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EU Nominates IMF’s Lagarde To Become President Of ECB
EU Nominates IMF’s Lagarde To Become President Of ECB
July 03, 2019  |  Banking

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde is poised to become the first woman to run the European Central Bank (ECB). While Lagarde doesn’t carry...

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