Finance is an even trickier issue than comparative advantage as a subject for reasoned discussion of pros and cons. Many will harbour deep suspicions as to the usefulness of the financial industry itself, and they will often be unwilling to accept the opinion of ‘experts’ (in inverted commas) about its products.
2  The Bank’s view on recent economic and financial developments, determined by the Policy Board at the Monetary Policy Meeting held on 13 October as the basis of monetary policy decisions. 1  BIS Review 112/1999  as the rise in crude oil prices to date will continue to be passed on to prices of other products for a while.