As one of my colleagues recently said: “the best defence is to stick to sensible policies”. But we must now turn our focus to successfully hosting the 2010 FIFA Soccer World cup starting in about a week’s time, for the first time ever on the African continent.
South Africa has again shown its mettle, and has overcome all scepticism, and we are now ready to welcome the world! In closing, I would like to convey my appreciation to the management and staff of the Financial Markets Department, not only for paying the bill tonight, but for the sterling work that they do for the Bank and our markets.