Since the beginning of February, the printing press has been back in operation.

Figure 1.

When the Central Bank prints cash that is not an interest-bearing liability, it must buy a debit asset.

Usually, the role of this asset is performed by gold, which also does not generate interest income.

But perhaps, for some time, this money can be used to lend to banks as the liquidity shortage increases.

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