Christine Lagarde hints at green bond push from the ECB

BusinessGreen staff
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'I have children, I have grandchildren. I just don't want to face those beautiful eyes, asking me and others: 'What have you done?''

President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Christine Lagarde has given the clearest signal yet that she is poised to ramp up the central bank's green efforts, declaring that she is prepared to "explore...

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