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Not only does this bring a woman into the male bastion, she also belongs to the degrowth or postgrowth current - to save the climate, we must abandon economic growth as a goal - which is at odds with the dominant ideology within the NBB.
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- The NBB is not entirely new to her, as she has already served on the bank's board of regents, so to speak, since 2021.
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She replaces highly regarded board member
Jean Hilgers , who wanted a new six-year term at the NBB, but had to give way to Thiry because of political balances. Hilgers is labeled Les Engagés, while Thiry is close to government party Ecolo. - Hilgers gets the title of "honorary director" as a consolation prize for two decades of service.
The broader picture:
- The executive committee was fully politicized, led by Governor
Pierre Wunsch (ex-chief of cabinet of MR chiefDidier Reynders ) and Deputy GovernorSteven Vanackere (ex-finance minister for CD&V). - But Ecolo was not represented and pushed for a seat within the Vivaldi government. The NBB's board of regents initially still refused her appointment, but that was by the federal government early this year.
"Outgrowing"
Clash of ideas: As a lecturer in economics at the
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