fi  fi  6  I would also like to highlight, as the fth area, the customer relationships that are important for safe, sound and sustainable banking arrangements. These include measured pace of the transition to digital platforms that takes into account customer capabilities and preferences, availability of backbone infrastructure and connectivity.
One cannot rule out other possible direct effects on the economy, such as a reduction in confidence for example, but the main concern centres on indirect effects at this stage, in particular, the possibility of a sharper than expected US slowdown. This could impact on the domestic economy through its extensive trade and investment links with the US.