Brussels, 16/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The governor of the Bank of France, Jean-Claude Trichet, has had legal proceedings initiated against him for his involvement in alleged account-rigging at the Crédit Lyonnais in 1992. This decision compromises Mr Trichet's candidature as president of the European Central Bank (ECB) when Wim Duisenberg leaves his post in July 2003. The decision by French Judge Philippe Courroye went against official recommendations by the State Prosecutor who had...