LONDON: The European Central Bank (ECB) will discuss boosting its regular asset purchases once the pandemic-era emergency stimulus comes to an end, but any such increase is uncertain, Governing Council member Madis Muller said.
While the eurozone’s recovery should allow the ECB to end its €1.85 trillion (US$2.2 trillion or RM9.21 trillion) pandemic bond-buying programme in March, officials will discuss how to avoid derailing the rebound when support is pulled back. One option would be to expand the pre-crisis plan above the current €20bil (RM98.23bil) per month, Muller said in an interview in Tallinn.