
世界经济论坛可能在下个月任命克里斯蒂娜·拉加德为其下一任主席,四位熟悉该组织的人士对路透社透露,这意味着她将提前卸任欧洲央行行长,并可能引发欧洲央行高层的更广泛调整。
The World Economic Forum could appoint Christine Lagarde as its next chair as soon as next month, four people close to the organisation told Reuters, meaning she would step down early as European Central Bank chief and trigger a wider reshuffle at the top of the ECB.
拉加德在欧洲央行的任期原定于2027年10月结束。提前离职将为欧盟领导人提供机会,在法国春季总统大选前选出新的欧洲央行行长。民意调查显示,极右翼有可能赢得该选举,这可能为涉及另外两个欧洲央行高级职位的协议铺平道路。
Lagarde's ECB term is scheduled to end in October 2027. Leaving early would give European Union leaders a chance to pick a new ECB President before France's spring presidential election, which opinion polls suggest the far-right could win, and could pave the way for a deal involving two other senior ECB roles.
熟悉该组织的人士称,世界经济论坛的受托人理事会(该理事会包括拉加德本人)将于11月2日举行会议,届时可能选举她为下一任主席。这些人士因该事涉及敏感性,要求匿名。他们表示,目前尚未作出最终决定。
The WEF's Board of Trustees, which includes Lagarde herself, will meet on November 2 and could elect her as its next chair, said the people close to the organisation, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. No final decision has been taken yet, they said.
其中两人表示,理事会可能利用此次会议设定投票日期,以便拉加德在世界经济论坛一月份在达沃斯的年会上以指定主席身份出席。届时,政商领袖将齐聚一堂,讨论全球经济和金融问题。
Two of the people said the board could instead use the meeting to set a date for a vote that would enable Lagarde to appear as the designated chair when the WEF's annual meeting takes place in January in Davos, where political and business leaders gather to discuss global economic and financial issues.
他们警告称,拉加德的当选尚不确定,但表示这位70岁的前法国财政部长得到了理事会的广泛支持,该理事会在其网站上列有27名成员。欧洲央行拒绝置评。世界经济论坛未能立即回应置评请求。
They cautioned that Lagarde's election was not certain but said the 70-year-old former French finance minister had broad support from the board, which lists 27 members on its website. The ECB declined to comment. The WEF didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
无论采用哪种时间表,都将为新任欧洲央行行长留出足够时间,在法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙任期于5月结束之前,顺利通过欧盟任命所需的所有正式程序。
Either timetable would leave enough time for a new ECB President to clear all the formal hurdles that come with EU appointments well before the end of French President Emmanuel Macron's term in May.
第五人表示,拉加德希望让马克龙对她的继任者有发言权,这是时间安排的一个因素。欧洲政治圈内有人担心,如果极右翼领导人玛丽娜·勒庞赢得法国总统大选,那么关于谁接替她的谈判可能会变得更加困难。
Lagarde's desire to give Macron a say on her successor was one factor in the timing, a fifth person said. There is concern in European political circles that negotiations over who takes over from her could become more difficult if far-right leader Marine Le Pen were to win the French presidency.
总部设在日内瓦的世界经济论坛董事会目前由贝莱德首席执行官拉里·芬克和罗切副董事长安德烈·霍夫曼共同担任联席主席,他们在创始人克劳斯·施瓦布去年卸任后接任该职务。
Based in Geneva, the WEF board is currently co-chaired by BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink and Roche Vice Chairman Andre Hoffmann, who assumed the role after founder Klaus Schwab stepped down last year.
董事会还包括国际货币基金组织总裁克里斯塔利娜·格奥尔基耶娃和约旦王后拉尼娅等公共部门人士,以及销售福特首席执行官马克·贝尼奥夫和西门子首席执行官吉姆·哈格曼·斯纳贝等领军企业高管。
The board also includes public-sector figures such as International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and Jordan's Queen Rania and leading business chiefs like Salesforce's Marc Benioff and Siemens' Jim Hagemann Snabe.
拉加德本周正在曼谷参加国际货币基金组织和世界银行年会,她表示将继续留在欧洲央行直至明年,但尚未明确承诺留任至其任期正式结束的今年十月。
Lagarde, who is attending the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok this week, has said she will remain at the ECB until next year but has stopped short of committing to remain until her term formally ends in October.
她的离职将在伊莎贝尔·施纳贝尔上个月辞职后,使欧洲央行六人执行委员会再出现一个空缺。与此同时,首席经济学家菲利普·莱恩预计将于五月卸任。
Her exit would open a second vacancy on the ECB's six-member Executive Board after Isabel Schnabel's resignation last month. Chief Economist Philip Lane is meanwhile due to step down in May.
欧盟官员表示,这三项任命可能作为成员国之间的一揽子协议达成。
EU officials say the three appointments could be agreed as part of a package deal among member states.
荷兰和西班牙前央行行长克拉斯·诺特和帕布洛·埃尔南德斯·德科斯被视为总裁职位的领跑者,而法国则被理解为正在瞄准首席经济学家的职位。
The former central bank governors of the Netherlands and Spain, Klaas Knot and Pablo Hernandez de Cos, are seen as frontrunners for the presidency, while France is understood to be targeting the chief economist's post.
知情人士称,德国计划提名一位候选人以取代施纳贝尔,她目前负责欧洲央行的市场运营。
Germany plans to put forward a candidate to replace Schnabel, who heads the ECB's market operations, the people said.