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President Appoints Makuch as New NBS Governor
Tuesday 12 January 2010 Zoom in | Print page
Bratislava, January 12 (TASR) - President Ivan Gasparovic on Monday appointed Jozef Makuch to the post of governor of the Slovak central bank (NBS).
Slovakia's membership of the eurozone ensures Makuch a chair in the governing council of the European Central Bank (ECB).
The new governor, who is 56 years old and has been on the NBS bank board since January 2006, replaces Ivan Sramko, whose term in office expired at the end of 2009. Sramko himself turned down a repeat candidacy. The Government and Parliament approved the proposal for Makuch's appointment in December.
"I wasn't interested, and I didn't accept the offer that I was given either," said Sramko concerning the possibility of staying on in the post.
Sramko said in December that he was satisfied with the Government's choice of Makuch to replace him, noting that he has been active in the financial sphere for a long time. "I certainly expect him to affirm continuity and to continue to develop the good name of the institution. I expect that he'll continue normally as an experienced person for whom this area isn't new," added the former governor.
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