BIS Review 62/1998  -7-  desirability of the European Central Bank being politically accountable, and the future political structure of Europe. Yet such concerns are by no means confined to Europeans alone. Members of the various committees which meet at the BIS negotiate positions among themselves.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us grief and fear, both as individuals and as a nation. But it has also compelled us to address our weaknesses and to shift our assumptions and biases toward fresh, if not better, possibilities.