Currently, KIB has 40 banks out of 42 banks as corporate members. I have also been informed that KIB has approximately 7,000 individual members, with 2,300 actively pursuing courses leading to professional examinations.
We are mindful of the impact of our decisions on the rest of the world, and in particular on neighbouring economies. But our mandate is limited to the euro area and in the end, the best contribution that we can make to the global economy, also to neighbouring economies, is to make Europe as robust and stable as possible.