It is always far superior to drive the economy through exports rather than what we are doing now in pulling back import demand in order to protect our balance of payments. With the credit ceiling in place, we have allowed liquidity to build up. This has led to a reduction in lending rates. I expect the high liquidity to remain for some time.
The lower  2  BIS Review 96/2007  interest rates should support the restoration of economic growth. We expect the economy to grow by around 2 percent next year on the back of growth in the tourism industry. But this growth does not include any mining of gold.