Non à Weber! | 43 comments (43 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Erkki Liikanen (4.00 / 2)

Liikanen has not been good at The Bank of Finland - a lot of people have left, unable to support his MO. He has also been an EU Commissioner, member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (2004- ) and Governor of the International Monetary Fund for Finland (2004- ).

Sixten Korkman, the Managing Director of the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, is the best economist we have. He might yet become the Bank of Finland Governor.

You can't be me, I'm taken

by Sven Triloqvist on Fri Jan 21st, 2011 at 08:18:21 AM EST
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Re: Erkki Liikanen (none / 0)

Finland is also one of the "hawk" countries which would back Axel Weber.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Fri Jan 21st, 2011 at 09:21:46 AM EST
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Re: Erkki Liikanen (none / 0)

Finland sure is a hawk country. However the population is starting to get more critical after the deals with Greece and Ireland, and the continuous rise of debts (also household debts). "Bank bailout" has still a bad reputation in Finland. Elections in March will probably bring big victory to the populist party, but the "serious" right wing will stay strong.

The left has no clue what do they stand for.

by kjr63 on Fri Jan 21st, 2011 at 01:49:46 PM EST
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Re: Erkki Liikanen (4.00 / 2)

Sixten Korkman, the Managing Director of the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy,

Thanks, but no thanks. Korkman's only public comment i've seen has been the criticism of Uusipaavalniemi, the only man in the whole country who criticises banks.

by kjr63 on Fri Jan 21st, 2011 at 01:35:59 PM EST
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