But it is also true that, in many countries of the world, people are using banknotes and coins less and less. A Bundesbank study shows that in 2020 6 out of 10 transactions in Germany were settled in cash during the survey period. This is a relatively high value by international standards.
Christine Lagarde: Interview in Le Parisien Interview with Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, and Le Parisien, conducted by Mr Matthieu Pelloli and published on 9 April 2020. * * *  From Emmanuel Macron’s repeated references to “war” to Queen Elizabeth II invoking the spirit of the Blitz, memories of the darkest hours in our history are resurfacing.