Brief items for which space was lacking in earlier issues
*** IMF/ECB: If the Mr. Trichet governor of the "Banque de France" "made a sacrifice and accepted to join the IMF management," would "you be ready to make a sacrifice and carry out the eight year mandate?" (with the ECB). Last Thursday the President of the European Central Bank Mr. Duisberg (who must in principle cede his position to Mr. Trichet at the start of 2002) answered this question: "Though, independently from Mr. Trichet, I...