Central Bank boss Lane tipped for top ECB job

Philip Lane, governor of the Central Bank Fergal Phillips

Nominations for the post of chief economist of the European Central Bank are set to open tomorrow, with Philip Lane tipped as favourite for the role.

A meeting of finance ministers of countries that use the euro is being held tomorrow and will formally kick off the process to find a successor to the outgoing chief economist Peter Praet.

Although the government has not formally said it will nominate Central Bank governor Lane, ...