Bank of France Race Said to Intensify With ECB in Suspense
The Banque de France in Paris.
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The race for the Bank of France governorship might be entering its final straight.
While economists have long seen European Central Bank official Benoit Coeure as the lead contender to succeed Christian Noyer later this year, others are waiting in the wings. Francois Villeroy de Galhau, a BNP Paribas SA executive, may also be a candidate, according to two euro-zone central bank officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. He has just been appointed to lead a French investment mission.