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Christine Lagarde warns stimulus must be removed only ‘gradually’

ECB president’s comments come as economists’ concerns grow over slow Covid vaccine rollout

The president of the European Central Bank has said the region’s economy will need to be weaned off its fiscal and monetary stimulus “gradually” to avoid repeating mistakes made in previous crises when support was withdrawn too fast. 

Christine Lagarde said there would be a “tricky situation” for policymakers to manage once the coronavirus pandemic ended and the economy started to recover, recommending a switch to “flexible support” instead of “closing all the taps at once”.

“Our commitment to the euro has no limits,” said Lagarde. “We will act for as long as the pandemic is causing a crisis situation in the euro area.”

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