17  The crisis has demonstrated that official data are not always entirely reliable, as illustrated by the significant revisions to the fiscal deficit in Greece. Initially the Greek government projected a deficit below 3% of GDP for 2009. This was eventually revised by Eurostat to 15.4% of GDP. 10  BIS central bankers’ speeches  and  Kauppalehti,  April  2011,
I always believed that we should not put a good crisis to waste. In this regard, I call on my colleagues in the banking industry and our strategic partners to further strengthen our collaboration in accelerating our adoption of sustainability principles. Let use the lessons from this unprecedented crisis in reshaping our strategies and priorities for the future.