Some of this granular information was likely driven by our supervisory guidance, which included specific expectations not only for the management of the institution, but also for the board of directors. Over time, this guidance has increased the number of specific directives aimed at boards well into the hundreds, which may have fostered a “check-the-box” approach by boards.
2  Fernand Braudel, La dynamique du capitalisme, conférences prononcées à l'université Johns Hopkins en 1976 ; Champs Flammarion, No 778. BIS Review 25/2008  1  comparable to that of Germany. The ASEAN countries as a whole represent more than 500 million inhabitants. The largest cities in the world can also be found in the Asia-Pacific region.