FRANKFURT AM MAIN: The European Central Bank (ECB) is under pressure on Thursday to show it also has the firepower to respond to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) crisis and shore up the eurozone economy after other major central banks already jumped into the breach.

The headquarters of the European Central Bank (ECB) is pictured in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on March 12, 2020. The ECB's governing council left its key interest rates unchanged but unveiled fresh stimulus to keep liquidity flowing in the face of the worsening coronavirus crisis, joining efforts by central banks around the world. / AFP / Daniel ROLAND

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