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Isabel Schnabel to Leave ECB for IMF Post in January 2027

Her confirmed move fills the IMF’s top monetary surveillance role and forces a scramble over several senior ECB appointments next year.

ECB Launches Pontes to Settle Tokenized Assets in Central Bank Euros

France Offers To Back Klaas Knot for ECB President in Trade for Chief Economist Slot

Schnabel Urges ECB to Put Central‑Bank Reserves On‑Chain

ECB Releases Ten Finalist Designs and Opens Public Consultation on New Euro Notes

ECB Releases Ten Final Designs for New Euro Bills and Opens Public Vote

ECB Unveils Ten Finalist Designs for New Euro Banknotes

ECB Unveils Ten Finalist Designs and Opens Public Vote on New Euro Banknotes

ECB Proposes Digital Euro to Stop Stablecoins Draining Bank Deposits

ECB Launches Large Pilot of Euro Digital and Selects 36 Payment Providers

ECB Restores T2 After Second Weeklong Incident That Queued Euro Settlements

ECB Raises Rates by 25 Basis Points in First Hike Since 2023

IMF and Bank of Italy Urge Faster Fiscal Consolidation as Growth Weakens

ECB Rejects Calls to Loosen Rules or Back Euro Stablecoins

Lagarde Says Euro Stablecoins Are the Wrong Path for Europe

Bundesbank Chief Says June ECB Rate Hike Would Be Warranted if Outlook Fails to Improve

ECB Signs Open-Standards Deals for the Digital Euro to Lower Integration Costs

Expert Survey Puts Hernández de Cos in Front for ECB Presidency

ECB Starts Accepting Tokenized Securities as Eurosystem Collateral

Bundesbank Posts €8.6 Billion 2025 Loss as Transfers to Federal Budget Stay Suspended