08/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - During the press conference held after the meeting, on Thursday, of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.9), Wim Duisenberg refused to give his views on the candidatures for Christian Noyer's succession. He simply said he hoped a decision would be reached as soon as possible. Mr Noyer, for his part, felt that it was important to have someone with experience in monetary policy to take on the post of ECB...