Eurogroup chief quits for World Bank: spokesperson
Eurogroup chief Pascal Donohoe resigned Tuesday to become managing director at the World Bank, leaving his role as Ireland’s finance minister after leading the eurozone panel since 2020.
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- AFP
- Published Date: 02:42 | 18 November 2025
Pascal Donohoe, head of the Eurogroup panel of eurozone finance ministers, quit Tuesday to take up a senior job at the World Bank, his spokesperson told AFP.
Ireland's finance minister, who announced his resignation to cabinet ministers in Dublin, will become managing director at the Washington-based World Bank, they added.
The 51-year-old took the helm in 2020 at the informal Eurogroup, whose chief carries weight in Brussels policy-making.
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