At its meeting scheduled for Thursday 16 December, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) will assess the health situation arising from the Covid-19 pandemic and, on this basis, will take a decision on its monetary policy, and in particular on the development of the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP), ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday 15 November.
Launched in spring 2020 to ensure favourable financing conditions at the height of the pandemic (see...