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Transparency has become a prominent feature of monetary policy. This paper provides an overview of central bank communication practices and is the first to systematically analyze transparency trends throughout the world and across monetary policy frameworks. It shows that increases in information disclosure have not been confined to inflation targeting but extend to other monetary policy frameworks, although there are significant differences. In addition, countries with higher inflation and economic development have undergone larger increases in transparency. Moreover, it shows that greater transparency has been followed by lower average inflation.

The euro area economy is emerging from a very pronounced crisis which has added complexity to achieving the price stability objective. The ECB has implemented an array of monetary policy instruments which are working their way through the economy and are proving to be very effective in supporting the recovery. By acting as it has, the ECB has continued to show that it will always respond to its communicated reaction function and thereby, reassure the public of its commitment to its fulfilling its mandate.