could not be resuscitated

Wim Duisenberg, the former European Central Bank chief who helped create the euro currency, was found dead Sunday

Duisenberg was the first head of the ECB, serving from 1998 to 2003. Having shepherded the euro through its introduction in 1999, he became known as the father of the European common currency.

Duisenberg had drowned after an unspecified cardiac problem. He was found unconscious in the swimming pool at his home in the town of Faucon and could not be resuscitated.




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