However, greening the economy is a process that needs to continue. Ultimately, monetary policy is not a structural policy instrument: it is cyclical in nature – its effects are supposed to balance each other out over the long run through the interplay of monetary policy loosening and tightening.
4  Mobile payments and financial services have grown nearly five-fold from 2007 to 2010, and that growth is projected to continue at about 20 percent per year over the next four years. Javelin Strategy and Research (2010), “2010 Mobile Banking and Smartphone Forecast.”  5  Learning Point Associates (2009), “The Stock Market Game Study: Brief Report.” (164 KB PDF).