Press Contacts - Jean-Claude Trichet - EU4JOURNALISTS. Mr B1G - Jean-Claude Trichet - Wiki. Jean-Claude Trichet (pronounced: [ʒɑ̃ klod tʁiʃɛ]; born 20 December 1942) is a French civil servant who was the president of the European Central Bank from 2003 to 2011. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements. In 2008, Trichet ranked fifth on Newsweek’s list of the world's most powerful along with economic triumvirs Ben Bernanke (fourth) and Masaaki Shirakawa (sixth).[1]
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European Central Bank home page. Contact. Euro Rescue Fund Faces Political Demands. Related German GDP, Economy, Consumption, Labor Market Europe’s rescue fund faces political demands that risk hobbling its response to emergencies as the 17 euro-area governments prepare to ratify its overhaul. The fund, known as European Financial Stability Facility, would have to wait for a request from a debt-hit government before buying its bonds in the secondary market, its new statute shows. The extra step, along with German lawmakers’ demand for control, may make it less responsive than the European Central Bank, which has bought 115.5 billion euros ($167 billion) of bonds in the past 16 months to calm markets. “What’s clear is that even if the EFSF is ostensibly equipped to react swiftly in an emergency, it will be much less dynamic than the ECB,” said Daniela Schwarzer, senior analyst at the Berlin-based German Institute for International Politics and Security.
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