To be sustainable, net capital inflows must be able to pay for themselves. That is, their deployment should generate enough foreign currency returns to repay both the initial inflows and the required returns on those flows. Otherwise, they could become a net drain or burden on a country’s stock of foreign reserves.
The road ahead With our blueprint done, and the deliverables by end-March 2005 already defined and prioritized, our real work has just begun. The road ahead calls for heightened cooperation and tighter coordination among the different sectors and departments/offices of the bank to ensure that the imperative programs are successfully implemented. In simple terms, what needs to be done has to be done.