Lagarde will take ECB out of ivory tower - De Guindos in El Pais
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Christine Lagarde will ensure European Central Bank policymakers climb down from their "ivory tower" and face the political realities of the euro zone, the ECB's vice president, Luis de Guindos, said in an interview published on Saturday.Lagarde, a former finance minister of France and head of the International Monetary Fund, will replace Mario Draghi at the helm of the ECB on Nov. 1.She is set to become the first ECB president with no formal training in economics."Central..