Straight-talker to get to nub of crisis

THE 59-year-old German economist just appointed by the Government to investigate the cause of Ireland’s banking crisis, is known in Brussels as a straight-talker.

Klaus Regling is a hawk in economic matters, he has wide experience in working in institutions and in the private sphere.

His technocratic style and ability not to mince his words is likely to result in his telling the Government more than they might like to hear, former colleagues say.