Today, I would like to talk just a bit about some of the challenges that many countries face in common, and about possible policy responses to address them. First, income inequality has risen as an important global policy agenda.
It has evolved over time. Since its establishment in January 1879 as a government credit institution with an authorised capital of two million French francs, the Bulgarian National Bank has come a long way. Progressively, it acquired new and increasingly complex functions and duties.