Klaas Knot visits alma mater
The Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Groningen received an important visitor the other day. Klaas Knot, president of the Dutch central bank, De Nederlandsche Bank, recently returned to the faculty where he successfully completed his degree and was later appointed professor. In addition to joining the Leadership Panel of the EBF study association, Knot also opened an exhibition on his illustrious predecessor, the late Wim Duisenberg.
| Last modified: | 18 February 2021 3.13 p.m. |
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