The business reporters should go get coffee or something, because I am not going to say anything about the markets or monetary policy. Instead, I'd like to offer a few thoughts today about the inherent unpredictability of our individual lives and how one might go about dealing with that reality.
In order to maximise the benefits of such efforts, banks have to take pro-active measures to: •  further strengthen their infrastructure in respect of standardisation, high levels of security and communication and networking;  •  achieve inter-branch connectivity early;  •  popularise the usage of the scheme of electronic funds transfer (EFT); and  •  institute arrangements for an RTGS environment online with a view to integrating into a secure and consolidated payment system.