ECB won't cut rates according to Liikanen

The European Central Bank remains focused on reviving the euro zone economy by continuing to push though growth-focused structural reforms rather than cutting interest rates, Erkki Liikanen, a member of the ECB's governing council said in an interview.

Rejecting mounting calls for a rate cut, Liikanen told Financial Times Deutschland in an interview that 'when rates have been low for some time, it is important for people to take into account the possibility of a rise.'

He said the bank has no

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