It comes as well from ongoing interactions with central banks and financial institutions abroad. These international contacts are critical because today crises can spread more rapidly than in earlier times -- in large part reflecting new technologies -- and require a coordinated international response.
Choongsoo Kim: Asia’s role in reviving global growth and financial stability Dinner speech by Mr Choongsoo Kim, Governor of the Bank of Korea, at the international conference organized by the Asian Development Bank, the Institute of International Finance, the KB Financial Group and the Institute for Global Economics, Seoul, 17 May 2012. *  *  *  Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.