The European Central Bank hopes that British people will vote to remain in the European Union in a referendum later this month, but is prepared for every eventuality, ECB president Mario Draghi said on Thursday.

"The ECB has a view that the UK should remain in the EU. Both the UK and the EU benefit," Draghi told a news conference. But it is the choice of British voters and "the ECB is ready for all contingencies," Draghi said.