The head of the European Central Bank (ECB) has quit as crisis grips the eurozone economy.
In a shock announcement, Christine Lagarde said she will step down around nine months early on February 7.
‘I leave this institution with a sense of good work done, and an ECB that is fit for the future,’ she said in a video message posted on X, where she appeared with plasters on her face.
She was quick to inform her followers that the plasters were due to a ‘small surgery’ she underwent this week, adding: ‘Follow doctor’s orders and get your skin checked regularly!’
The move comes
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