The introduction of the new accounting rules will impact corporate management, but in view of their significance I hope for their early introduction following thorough discussion. It goes without saying that such accounting principles are also applied to financial institutions. Because of balance sheet regulations, especially capital adequacy requirements, accounting rules have extremely important meaning for financial institutions.
The dynamics in the economy throughout 2013 has brought home a lesson about the importance of having an optimal balance on external and internal sector. A sustainable economic growth requires not only a low and stable inflation, but also a healthy posture in 2  BIS central bankers’ speeches  current account.