For a financial institution, external influences and constraints include shareholders and market analysts, regulators, prosecutors, elected officials, the media, and the public. Market conditions and the actions of competitors can also be significant. Nature of risk management Financial risk-taking is arguably the fundamental activity of financial intermediaries.
The trade balance of Solomon Islands remains in a structural deficit which  8  BIS Review 141/2009  without action will only worsen with the decline in logging. The structural imbalance in trade is a major concern and is a key area in which action is required.