That will mainly include ensuring steady and trouble-free operation - in particular, we are relying on S.W.I.F.T. having a firm grip on the Year 2000 challenge. This will be ensured by a joint task force of several central banks under the direction of the National Bank of Belgium. As S.W.I.F.T.
is the main service-provider world-wide for the financial industry, a smooth transition to the next millennium is of paramount importance to us all. Since our schedule today only allows me the time to make a few welcoming remarks, I don’t want to make a short story long.