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MNI: Portugal Finance Minister Elected New Eurogroup Chief

MNI (London)
by Jean Comte
     BRUSSELS (MNI) - Mario Centeno, Portugal finance minister, was elected as
chair of the Eurogroup, on Monday. The Portuguese minister will start in
January, after current chair Jeroen Dijsselbloem ends his mandate.
     Centeno had to defeat three other candidates in the election. Four
ministers applied last week: Centeno, Peter Kazimir from Slovakia, Dana
Reizniece-Ozola from Latvia, and Pierre Gramegna from Luxembourg.
     Kazimir and Reizniece-Ozola decided to step down after the first round, and
Gramegna was defeated in the second round, according to sources.
--MNI London Bureau; tel: +44 203-586-2225; email: les.commons@marketnews.com
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