*  *  *  The Introductory Statement to the Press Conference following the ECB’s Governing Council meeting of 4 July contained the following two sentences: The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at present or lower levels for an extended period of time.
China is aggressively pursuing its outward investment to support economic growth, embedded into its ambitious silk road strategy. So we have to prepare and open our arms for greater investments from China, as we have done to Japan and South Korea. These are what we see from the global economic and financial condition.