Overcoming monetary challenges during the pandemic: view from central Europe

David Marsh, OMFIF chairman, is joined by Marek Mora, deputy governor, Czech National Bank, and Zuzana Schwidrowski, director, public finance, Scope Ratings, to discuss the CNB’s monetary response to Covid-19 and the challenges confronting central banks. They delve into a multitude of topics including the CNB’s pandemic track record, the possible extension of the ECB’s pandemic emergency purchase programme, ratification and implementation of the EU’s Next Generation fund, and the role of central banks in combating climate change.