Measures of the European central bank as a way to avoid the consequences of low interest rates

This article is devoted to the introduction of negative interest rates in the post-COVID-19 environment. The text of the article discusses the main problems faced by Central Banks of developed countries when deciding on the implementation of the policy of manipulating interest rates. The article describes the possible risks and difficulties in forming a competent policy of negative interest rates and illustrates its positive and negative sides. The expected course of events when introducing this policy is presented and analyzed.