Spain to name minister Jose Luis Escrivá as central bank chief

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Spain is set to appoint government minister José Luis Escrivá to lead its central bank, filling a three-month vacancy with a candidate whose selection is likely to infuriate the conservative opposition.

Escrivá, formerly a central bank official and head of Spain’s fiscal watchdog, will be unveiled as the new…