Christine Lagarde.
President of the European Central Bank
ECB Holds Rates Amid Energy Shock, Inflation Risks
The European Central Bank held its key rates steady, including the deposit rate at 2.5%, as higher energy costs threaten to lift inflation while tighter financing and slowing growth weigh on the eurozone outlook. The decision comes amid added uncertainty over France and ECB President Christine Lagarde’s planned early departure; the bank said future policy decisions will depend on incoming data.
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About Christine Lagarde
Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde is a French politician and lawyer who has been the president of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2011 to 2019. Lagarde had also served in the Government of France, most prominently as Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industry from 2007 until 2011. She is the first woman to hold each of those posts.
Everything about Christine Lagarde →- Occupation
- economist, lawyer, diplomat, politician
- Position held
- Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Minister of the Economy, Finances and Industry, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, chairperson
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- January 1, 1956