Economics

ECB’s Visco Says There’s a Risk of a Recession in Europe

  • Bank of Italy head sees data-dependent decisions going ahead
  • ECB doesn’t dictate policies to governments, evaluates impact

Ignazio Visco

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European Central Bank Governing Council member Ignazio Visco warned that there may be an economic downturn in Europe.

“There is a risk of a recession,” he said at an online event on Thursday, adding that should this happen, the ECB would “need to discuss what to do.”