Our collaboration and cooperation is real, authentic and has produced real results. Working together, I am sure that the PPMI and the BSP can, and will continue to foster economic growth though the promotion of electronic payments. We shall continue to work together in establishing a safe, efficient, and reliable retail payment system to make our country more competitive in this Digital Age.
The euro is in stormy waters and the captain is leaving the ship. How hard is that for you? It has been an immense honour and responsibility to be President of the ECB for the last eight years, and to have been able to maintain price stability since the inception of the euro.