But there is also something else on which I am certain I can rely: the rightful pride of this institution, which has always transformed difficulties into a spur to growth.
As a response to this, the G20 Heads of State or Government set in train a comprehensive reform agenda in November 2008. In the meantime, we have passed a number of major milestones on that agenda. But to make the international financial system as resilient and robust as it should be, we still have a long way to go.