Business and consumer confidence indicators suggest that sentiment remains positive, while financial conditions in advanced economies remain supportive, assisted by accommodative monetary policies. In emerging market economies, financial markets remain resilient and capital inflows are strong. Economic recovery is broadly based both across developed and emerging economies and in terms of GDP composition.
However, I would like to take this opportunity to emphasise that Danmarks Nationalbank’s role is that of an authority, including in relation to oversight of the financial infrastructure. Our role is not to be a co-owner of competitive companies operating on commercial terms. For this reason we have gradually begun to withdraw from such companies.