Interbank clearing and settlement are of systemic importance and the Bank co-operated with stakeholders to minimise potential disruptions in this domain. The Bank continued to develop the oversight of the national payment system (NPS). This included the issuing of directives relating to the conduct of system operators and third-party service providers in the payment system, which became effective in December 2007.
This means that we should experience growth of more than 5 percent in 2017/18. I also want to refute the claim that the economy is suffering from a lack of demand.