SPIEGEL: Many experts have expressed doubts that the interest rates on loans in Spain and Italy were really at alarming levels. Draghi: There is no reason for this; we have a great deal of evidence. Take the bank in Spain that could barely issue a bond, although it was, objectively speaking, just as solvent as a credit institution in Germany.
Now we have a new set of coin, soon to be launched, the make-up and denomination of which I leave for His Excellency The President to speak to. In fact, Your Excellency’s input and guidance in this respect, have been invaluable. Since the launch of the family of banknotes in 2009, currency in circulation has increased by 35 percent.