European Central Banks

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ECB
Pronunciation
/ˌjʊrəˈpiən ˈsɛntrəl bæŋks/
Category
Business
Related Field
Banking

Examples in Context

  1. Monetary analysis was central to the strategies of the most successful European central banks before the euro and helped to achieve outstanding success in the transition from national currencies to the euro.
  2. The agreement was renewed last year, but selling from European central banks has all but dried up.
  3. Third, the US and European central banks and bank regulators should work with their big banks to discourage them from abruptly withdrawing credit lines from overseas operations.
  4. Never before have European central banks cut interest rates by so much in such a short period of time.
  5. European central banks yesterday intensified their efforts to combat the continent's severe recession by unveiling bolder-than-expected moves to buy assets and boost growth through historically-low interest rates.

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