Banks play such a dominant role in our economy that it was appropriate to focus our non-standard measures on the banking sector. BIS Review 74/2009  3  Conclusion To conclude, I would like to call your attention to the following points.
To start with, we are, for the first time, putting to the test the soundness and resilience of the globalised economy, which has become increasingly integrated over the past fifteen years. We now have to draw, systematically and without complacency, the lessons of the global crisis that we are fighting against. Secondly, we have a duty.