On Wednesday 22 April, the European Central Bank adopted new temporary measures supplementing those already taken at the beginning of April with a view to easing its collateral requirements for banks refinancing with the institution (see EUROPE B12464A28).
This time, the aim is to reduce the impact of the possible rating downgrades resulting from the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic on securities provided by the euro area banking sector as collateral. The aim is to ensure that...