With that, Mr. Chairman, Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins and I would be happy to answer questions. 2/2  BIS central bankers' speeches
It is obvious by now that the credit boom that was envisaged to take place after eurozone entry actually arrived much earlier. The only difference was that, not having the common currency yet, it left us with a sizeable currency mismatch. Staying out of the eurozone did not prevent us from running into the boom.