Speech by Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB delivered at the British Bankers Association’s Annual Reception European Parliament

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Remarks on the financial turmoil
Speech by Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the ECB
delivered at the British Bankers Association’s Annual Reception
European Parliament
Brussels, 8 December 2008

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Let me begin by thanking MEP Purvis and Ms Knight for the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience and to share my remarks on the financial market turmoil. I need not emphasize to this audience just how extraordinary and challenging current times are; but I would like to emphasize that the response of central banks and governments to address these challenges have been equally extraordinary.

Full remarks here.

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