Draghi Says ECB Will Have Fully Effective Backstop for EMU
By Gabi Thesing -
2012-09-06T12:34:32Z
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said officials had decided on the modalities of its government bond purchase plan.
The plan will “assist the monetary policy transmission mechanism in all euro area countries,” Draghi told reporters in Frankfurt today. “We will have a fully effective backstop to avoid destructive scenarios with potentially severe challenges for price stability in the euro area.”
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