| Author (Person) | Johnson, Jo, Tony Major, |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 19.6.03, p1 |
| Publication Date | 19/06/2003 |
| Content Type | News |
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Jean-Claude Trichet, the proposed successor to Wim Duisenberg as Head of the European Central Bank, was cleared by a Paris court on 18 June 2003 of all responsibility in the collapse of Crédit Lyonnais. The French President, Jacques Chirac, has long held an ambition for a Frenchman to head the ECB and is due to propose Mr Trichet as France's candidate at the European Council in Thessaloniki, 19-20 June 2003. |
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| Subject Categories | Economic and Financial Affairs |
