# ECB contender Klaas Knot says he ‘won’t hesitate’ to act in a debt crisis

https://mins.news/en/item/135046

- Financial Times, 2026-11-09 05:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/4dfbc7b0-1add-4bc3-ab5e-78c18b2ca87a?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Klaas Knot, a candidate for the European Central Bank, says he would be prepared to devise new tools to tackle a crisis if needed.

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