ECB inflation above target for next 6 months

European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said on Thursday it could take six months for Eurozone inflation to fall back to the ECB's 2% goal.

He said, however, growth in the Eurozone was likely to remain strong and the euro would stage a recovery against major currencies, notably the yen. He repeated foreign exchange intervention was a tool which could be used by central banks.

Inflation was currently "significantly higher than the 2% we promised to the people of Europe", Duisenberg told a

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