Second, we need to be data dependent by looking at a wide range of real and financial data that can provide information on where the economy is heading under appropriate policy, including the ultimate destination for u* and r*.
*  *  *  The Honourable David Thompson, Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Investment, Labour, Civil Service and Energy; Permanent Secretaries, members of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Barbados, Management and staff of the Bank, representatives of financial institutions and the education sector, members of the National Financial Education Programme Planning Committee; specially invited guests, ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the launch of the National Financial Education Programme (NFEP).