• Starting to see some progress in lending now, lending channels are improving
  • Problem of lending was down to lack of demand as well as lack of supply
  • SME survey listed lack of customers ahead of lack of available credit
  • UK’s funding for lending scheme is a possibly the type of instrument we could use
  • Exchange rate is not policy target but it is important for price stability
  • Is important part of of ECB assessment of monetary policy
  • ECB monetary policy has and is very accommodative
  • ECB will be publishing forecasts up to 2016 for first time on Thursday
  • AQR only useful if transparent, vigorous and consistent across all ECB supervised banks