Broadening your reach to include insurance, brokerage and other financial services not only reflects market realities but should also assist in your endeavors to improve the economic development of underserved communities and promote the professional growth of your members. While innovations and adaptations in our economy have helped create and prolong the prosperity we are now enjoying, they also bring to bear new challenges.
Our prospects for extending this performance over time can be enhanced through implementation of sound monetary, financial, fiscal, and trade policies. 6  BIS Review 44/2002