We see ourselves as a college – we each bring different experiences and backgrounds to the Executive Board and the Governing Council of the ECB. I myself was Spanish Finance Minister during the worst phase of the sovereign debt crisis. I’m an economist and I know what problems the banking system can create for an economy.
I am confident that European DataWarehouse will also help us to overcome the economic challenges that we will face in the years to come. Thank you for your attention. Footnotes: 1. Arrow, K. J. (1972), Gifts and Exchanges, Philosophy and Public Affairs, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 343-362. 2. Shin, H.S. (2009), Securitisation and financial stability. Economic Journal, 119, pp. 309–332. 3.