Interview with Olli Rehn, Governor of the Bank of Finland and Member of the Governing Council of the ECB
"Independence does not mean isolation" Mr. Rehn, if we put 2020 under the headline "The pandemic and the great economic crisis" - what headline do you expect for 2021, or what are you hoping for? Hmm... "Continuing to build bridges over troubled waters, but seeing the light as the year progresses"? But that might be a little long for a headline.... "Overcoming the pandemic and economic recovery" would be too optimistic for you? A lot depends on whether we succeed in getting the virus under control. The ECB forecast assumes vaccinations to be well ongoing in the first half of 2021. Recovery is expected to start in 2021 and gain further ground in 2022 . "Containing the crisis and starting the recovery" - that would probably be a better short version of my headline.