Steps taken by countries and by the multinational institutions to manage the problem and to find solutions were criticised, sometimes for good reason, but often also on the basis of illusory perceptions. The search for measures to prevent the recurrence of a similar situation in future started in all earnest.
It is not possible to summarise all the discussions in this short presentation of today. I am therefore taking a cue from summaries published by the IMF itself (after the meetings) of some consensus reached in the discussions (from IMF Survey of 19 October 1998).