Fragmentation was replaced with a simplified, universal platform which could be used to settle securities transactions in central bank money. The Eurosystem, the market, and the more than 100 institutions making up the governance structure collaborated from the very start, seeking to deliver a solution that would make Europe a better place to invest and help European businesses reach a larger investor base.
1/2  In fact, ease of access to official statistics has become a hallmark of open and democratic societies, making it imperative for ensuring its accuracy and timeliness. The only way we can measure our short-to-medium term macroeconomic performance would be to effectively and accurately measure trends in monetary aggregates, balance of payments, debt sustainability and fiscal performance in addition to GDP and inflation.