We are confident that this is the correct path to proceed on and that with the political will of our governments, the innovativeness of our private sector, and the societal consensus of our people across the OECS, we will SUCCEED. However, in conclusion, we must remember that success comes before work only in the dictionary. BIS Review 19/2005  5
The significant global imbalances – especially the large current-account deficit in the USA, which is counterbalanced by substantial surpluses in, for example, China and the OPEC countries – have diminished a little, and the risk of abrupt adjustments is decreasing, but has not been eliminated.