De Nederlandsche Bank. Monetary policy The stated objective of European monetary policy is to maintain price stability, which has been defined as inflation below but close to 2%.
Monetary decisions are made by the ECB Governing Council, which consists of the central bank governors of the euro countries plus the ECB Executive Board. It does have a means to control inflation in a roundabout way: interest rates. Pays-Bas. Réforme budgétaire (en anglais) Guide de la performance (en anglais) Capitale : Amsterdam Population : 16 millions Superficie : 41.000 km² Produit Intérieur Brut (PIB) (2004) : 489 milliards d’euros Croissance (2004) : 1,7 % Inflation (2004) : 1,4 % Chômage (2004) : 4,6% Solde public (2004) : -2,1 % du PIB Dette publique (2004) : 53,1 % du PIB Sources nationales.
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