Monday, June 18, 2007

Slovenia Lawmakers Probably Will Approve Naming of New Central Bank Chief

(Bloomberg) -- Slovenian lawmakers probably will
approve a new central bank chief who will also sit on the European
Central Bank board, ending a two-and-a-half-month test of wills
between the president and the prime minister.

Marko Kranjec, the first finance minister of an independent
Slovenia in 1990-91, emerged this month as the compromise choice
after parliament rejected two other nominees, including then-
central bank Chief Mitja Gaspari, who was seeking another term.
The vote takes place tomorrow in the capital Ljubljana.


Read more at Bloomberg Currencies News

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