HALISTER1: BoF’s Villeroy Backs Abolition of 500-Euro Bill: Les Echos

BoF’s Villeroy Backs Abolition of 500-Euro Bill: Les Echos

(Bloomberg) -- Francois Villeroy de Galhau sees abolition as a means to fight criminal use of the 500-Euro bill, Les Echos reports, citing remarks made to the newspaper by the Bank of France governor.
  • Abolishing the bill would help fight money laundering, terrorist finance
  • Doesn’t specify whether his opinion is shared by other members of the ECB Governing Council
  • Arguments for the preservation of the 500 euro bill are “less and less convincing”, ECB Executive Board member Benoit Coeure is quoted as saying
  • NOTE: April 28, ECB’s Nowotny Says Phasing Out 500-Euro Bill May Cause Fears
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Source: BFW (Bloomberg First Word)

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224950Z FP (Banque De France)
2539Z GR (European Central Bank)

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Francois De Galhau (Banque De France)
Benoit Coeure (European Central Bank)

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