Thousands of people visit the ECB and the national central banks each year and, for our part, we and our staff attend many conferences and other public events. The ECB has been criticised, sometimes heavily, for a lack of transparency and for being unaccountable. I could not disagree more, as you might expect from listening to me.
Concluding Remarks As I have mentioned, there are a number of important issues to be considered regarding the current state of the global economy. We will be discussing these issues at the G20 meetings this year. The analyses and policy proposals from think tanks provide invaluable input for our discussions, especially considering the wide range of issues related to the global economy.