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Belgian central bank asks governor to stay on as stopgap

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The National Bank of Belgium asked Governor Pierre Wunsch to stay on in a temporary capacity after his term lapsed on Monday without the government managing to agree on his reappointment to the European Central Bank's rate-setting Governing Council. Political wrangling among Belgium's top parties has prevented the appointment of several high ranking public officials in recent weeks. Wunsch, who also sits on the board of the Bank for International Settlements, is so far the most high profile casualty.