2  BIS Review 7/2004  Continuing with structural reforms In March 2000 in Lisbon, Europe ‘s leaders committed themselves to turn the European economy into the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010.
We embarked on this policy to develop a corporate bond market in 2009 when we acquired the so-called Aqualectra bonds. In 2012, we participated in the bond issue of the Sint Maarten Harbour Company. The case of Sint Maarten is a special one.