Jean-Claude Trichet: Monetary policy and economic prospects in the euro area Speech by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, at the Institute of Economic Affairs conference on “The state of the economy: overcoming key challenges to sustainable economic growth”, London, 6 February 2006.
*  *  *  Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to start by thanking the Institute of Economic Affairs for inviting me to speak at this 23rd annual conference. The annual conference of the Institute is a well established forum for discussing key policy issues of a global dimension.