Accordingly, China’s access to credit ranked among the top 16 countries in the world, higher than the overall improvement of China’s business environment in 2006.
I am particularly grateful that Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the IMF, will be our speaker. My special welcome to Dominique and thanks for accepting our invitation. It is an honour to have you here. Let me now say a few words regarding both this event and our speaker for today.