Multi-purpose data collection offers a viable solution to this problem and, given the present scarcity of resources, there is virtually no alternative avenue to enable central banking statistics to successfully serve both Eurosystem mandates. Any belief to the contrary will, in my opinion, inevitably meet with disappointment. This type of approach should not be pursued only by statisticians.
*  *  *  It is a great pleasure for me to attend the 1st Jiangxi High-level Forum on Real Estate Development and Financial Support organized by the Land Institute and the Financial Institute of Jiangxi Province. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you my personal observations on china’s real estate finance and policy implications.