I am very pleased to see banks ensuring that customers are accorded the respect they deserve through the provision of a conducive environment for doing business. During my tour of the banking hall and other offices of CDH House this morning, I saw for myself the modern facilities that have been put up for customers.
Since the beginning of the subprime crisis, central banks have been  BIS Review 149/2008  3  providing commercial banks with comprehensive liquidity measures. After the Lehman collapse and the subsequent drying-up of wholesale funding markets, these operations have been further intensified. The Eurosystem has repeatedly declared its intention to continue its generous supply of liquidity as long as necessary.