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Germany's Merz concerned about strong political influence on central banks

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 01/13/26 02:20 AM EST

BENGALURU, India, Jan 13 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz expressed concern on Tuesday about how strong ?the political influence on central banks ?around the world is becoming, ?saying that it ?was paramount ?that they are allowed to operate ?independently.

"I have ?been concerned for some time now, not ?just for ?the last ?few days or weeks, about how strong the political ?influence on central banks around the world is becoming," said Merz during a trip to the Indian ?city ?of Bengaluru.

"For good reasons, we in Europe, ?including Germany, have always considered the independence of the central bank to be of paramount importance. I hope that ?this will remain the case." (Reporting by Andreas Rinke, writing by ?Miranda Murray, editing by Thomas Seythal)

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