People tend to remain complacent in keeping to what they are used to and comfortable with, and it is thus very difficult to break from old mind-sets and practices. I am well aware that our Bank of Korea staff members have made enormous efforts to adapt to the changing external environment.
•  Commodity prices received by Canadian producers remain elevated by historical standards and, despite recent volatility, overall they are little changed since January. •  The Bank expects global economic activity to grow modestly in 2013 before strengthening over the following two years.