We are pleased that FCIB continues to be a leading partner with us and other financial institutions in our collaborative management of our nation’s financial affairs, and we welcome the reopening of the Wildey branch of your bank as evidence that your parent’s longestablished commitment to the Barbadian economy remains as strong as ever. We look forward to many more fruitful years of collaboration.
Indeed, although these shocks have had different effects across sectors and regions of the country, growth in overall output and employment has remained solid, while inflation has remained low and stable, as resources have shifted to those sectors whose products have been in high demand. But this does not imply that we should not be looking to improve Canada's structural policies.