The main items which the public can look forward to in 2010 are: •  An action plan for regional financial surveillance, to be undertaken as a collaborative effort of all Caribbean regulators, coming out of the March 3–5 workshop;  •  The publication of financial soundness indicators online by the Central Bank of Barbados, starting with indicators for banks; and  •  The publication of the inaugural financial stability report by the Central Bank of Barbados.
As a result, European firms have attained higher levels of efficiency and competitiveness, which is by itself supportive of greater potential growth in the long term. EMU itself has contributed to further reducing financing costs owing to the lower premia associated with the increased focus on stability-oriented economic policies.