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Dutch and Spanish ex-central bankers sole ECB presidency contenders

Hernández de Cos and Knot were the sole Friday 5 p.m. filers to succeed ECB President Lagarde on Feb. 7—the former Spanish central-bank governor versus the former Dutch central-bank president. The choice unfolds amid wider EU bargaining over the six-member rate board targeting 2% stability, with Ber