Questions & answers and open forum Closing remarks

In conversation Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank Claudia Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank Klaas Knot, President of De Nederlandsche Bank Annamaria Lusardi, Professor at Stanford University Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Fabio Panetta, Governor of the Banca d'Italia

Opening remarks Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank

Today our Governing Council decided on monetary policy, determining what’s needed to return inflation to our 2% goal in a timely manner. Listen to President Christine Lagarde present today’s decisions. The statement also covers: • how the economy is performing • how we expect prices to develop • the risks to the economic outlook • the dynamics behind financial and monetary conditions Our monetary policy statement at a glance, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…ed_march.en.html Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…07bd0941.en.html Monetary policy decisions, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/20…340800b3.en.html Combined monetary policy decisions and statement, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conf…a4269dcc8.en.pdf Macroeconomic projections, 6 March 2025 www.ecb.europa.eu/press/projection…6050a4fa.en.html European Central Bank www.ecb.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html You can also listen on all major podcast platforms. Published and recorded during our press conference on 6 March 2025.

La Banca Centrale europea e le banche centrali nazionali si impegnano a mantenere innovative ed efficienti le banconote in euro. In questa missione la Banca d'Italia svolge un ruolo decisivo. https://www.bancaditalia.it/media/notizia/la-banca-d-italia-partecipa-a-intergraf-currency-identity-2025/

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Your questions answered: whether it’s about careers at the ECB, how our work affects people and businesses, or how we plan to tackle global challenges, we tackle listeners’ questions in this #AskECB episode of The ECB Podcast. Join our host Stefania Secola as she talks to colleagues Eglantine Devaux and Gabriel Glöckler. The views expressed are those of the speakers and not necessarily those of the European Central Bank. Published on 25 February 2025 and recorded on 20 February 2025. In this episode: 00:36 Your questions answered You, our listeners, sent us your burning questions on social media. What did you want to know? And who do we have onboard to answer your questions? 01:54 Working at the European Central Bank What does it take to join the team? How do we nurture and grow talent? And what are the advantages of working in such a diverse environment? 08:34 Small businesses and consumers How do our monetary policy decisions affect small businesses and consumers? How does this relate to our mission? We tackle these questions by looking at the example of a garden centre. 08:54 Stable, predictable changes in prices How do we keep prices stable? What tools do we have available? And how does our price stability objective help motivate us? 14:47 Facing global economic challenges What challenges lie ahead? How can we respond to uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and a changing climate? 16:19 The challenge posed by tariffs How will tariffs impact our economies, and what about inflation? 18:27 Europe’s potential What opportunities can we harness as Europeans? And what could they mean for our economy? 22:43 Communication among central banks worldwide How do we work together? Are there particular structures in place? And what topics do we discuss? 27:49 Our guests’ hot tips Eglantine and Gabriel share their hot tips with our listeners. Further reading: ECB vacancies https://talent.ecb.europa.eu/careers Graduate programme https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/graduate/html/index.en.html Traineeship https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/traineeship/html/index.en.html What we offer https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/benefits/html/index.en.html IMF - Ask an Economist https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQzDbnDZlNJoqMhIDUQpEPTZ IMF - Back to Basics https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQyRb6H1_XJWY73HJVdR6oBX IMF- Analyze This! https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQz_LzOLaKTpDWyH93SNuF7x IMF - Charts in Motion https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmYAE4wV1YQz6xXWx5eB7uT9zE-4KcmAZ ECB - Espresso Economics https://www.youtube.com/@Espresso_Economics ECB Instagram https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/ European Central Bank www.ecb.europa.eu ECB Banking Supervision https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/home/html/index.en.html

Chiara Scotti, Vice Direttrice Generale della Banca d'Italia, ha rilasciato un'intervista ad Andrea Cabrini, direttore di Class CNBC, in occasione del 25° anniversario della testata. https://www.bancaditalia.it/media/notizia/chiara-scotti-intervista-a-class-cnbc/