* * * Check against delivery Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Friends, It is a great pleasure for me to welcome you all to the Bank of Finland webinar on New Challenges to Monetary Policy Strategies. We are streaming the event from our Monetary Museum in Helsinki. I would like to extend a special welcome to a large group of invited guests in Teams.
I look forward to a productive debate this afternoon. In my opening remarks, I’d like to briefly lay the ground for the two main subjects of the webinar. Firstly, as this webinar will focus on the core analytical matters in the European Central Bank’s ongoing strategy review, I will say a few words on its background and key issues.