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An audience with Benoît Coeuré: the next ECB president?

The central bank stalwart and crisis veteran on global warming, building consensus — and whether he wants the top job

An audience with Benoît Coeuré: the next ECB president?
Photo: Danilo Agutoli

Central banks must start worrying about global warming, says Benoît Coeuré. The proof is right outside his window.

From his 38th-floor corner office in the massive European Central Bank building in Frankfurt, Coeuré can see ships and barges docked at the port on the river Main, where goods have to be transferred to freight trains to reach their southern Germany destinations.

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