Comprehensive and thorough examination reports prepared by our examiners provide solid underpinnings for our decisions and actions and they are able to produce such, even when they are being subjected to pressures and threats. Indeed, we are fortunate to have world-class and courageous central bankers – people of integrity.
If nothing else, it  BIS Review 84/2008  1  has been a sobering experience to many market players – I received letters from some of them – which made them rethink the meaning of the market, the amounts to be invested on the stock exchange, sources of funds, maturity of investment, etc.