For us, the effects of the crisis began to be felt during the last quarter of 2008. The economic slowdown will be more obvious in 2009, particularly during the first semester. Estimations we ran at end of 2008 projected that our domestic economy in 2009 will grow in the range of 4%-5%.
* * * It is an honor to be a part of the inaugural Sadie T. M. Alexander conference in economics and related fields. I want to thank each of you in this room and those of you livestreaming who form the Sadie Collective.