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ECDC and EMA highlight considerations for additional and booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines

Based on current evidence, there is no urgent need for the administration of booster doses of vaccines to fully vaccinated individuals in the general population, according to a technical report issued yesterday by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The report also notes that additional doses should already be considered for people with severely […]

Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 27 August 2021

In the week ending 27 August 2021 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 0.2 billion to EUR 312.1 billion on account of customer and portfolio transactions. The recent allocation of special drawing rights (SDRs) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the Eurosystem central banks, as […]

Euro area bank interest rate statistics: July 2021

Composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for new loans to corporations broadly unchanged at 1.47%, with indicator for new loans to households for house purchase unchanged at 1.32% Composite interest rate for new deposits with agreed maturity from corporations unchanged at -0.30%, with interest rate for overnight deposits from corporations broadly unchanged at -0.02% Composite interest rate for new deposits with agreed maturity from households broadly unchanged at 0.23%, […]