Peter Praet: Steering the economy in a challenging environment Speech by Mr Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the 16th Euro Finance Week, Frankfurt am Main, 19 November 2013.
*  *  *  I would like to thank Florian Heider and Jan Felix Hammermann for their contribution to preparing this speech  Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to speak at the 16th Euro Finance Week here in Frankfurt. The euro area economy is seeing the infancy of a frail recovery.