Euro zone deficits must be cut from 2011 latest: Trichet

26 December 2009 @ 08:08 pm EDT

Banks must provide sufficient credit and governments in the euro zone must reign in public finances to support a global economic recovery in 2010, the President of the European Central Bank (EBC) said on Sunday.


Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) addresses the media during his monthly news conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt
Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank (ECB) addresses the media during his monthly news conference at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, December 3, 2009
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In comments made to the Bild am Sonntag weekly newspaper, Jean-Claude Trichet added that recovery from the financial crisis required concerted effort to offset joblessness.

"Banks must perform their central role in the supply of credit to the economy... Handling the consequences of the crisis for the labor market and public finances represents an additional challenge."

"Budget deficits in the euro area must be reduced by 2011 at the latest -- in some countries as early as 2010 -- in order to maintain confidence in public finances," he said.

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