Two candidates emerge as nominations for ECB presidency close - Xinhua

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After the closing of nominations on Friday, the finance ministers from the 21 euro area member states will take stock of the two candidacies at their meeting on Nov. 9. FRANKFURT, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The nomination process for the European Central Bank (ECB) presidency closed on Friday, with former Dutch central bank chief Klaas Knot and former Bank of Spain governor Pablo Hernandez de Cos confirmed as the only two candidates for the post. Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis confirmed the two nominations in a statement on Friday. Spain submitted the nomination of Pablo Hernandez de Cos on Friday as Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Carlos Cuerpo echoed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in endorsing de Cos.