Mario Draghi: Interview with Le Monde Interview with Mr Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank, in Le Monde, conducted by Mr Erik Izraelewicz, Ms Claire Gatinois and Mr Philippe Ricard on 18 July 2012, published 21 July 2012. *  *  *  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised downwards its global growth forecasts because of Europe.
Real GDP in the euro area has expanded for 17 consecutive quarters, growing by 2.3% year on year during the second quarter of 2017, according to Eurostat – a rate that surpassed our projection at the start of the year.