One of the significant outcome of our ‘test and learn’ approach that has graduated to full implementation involved a pioneering rural bank that engaged a cloud service provider for its core banking system.
As regards structural policies, it is important to continue on the long-term reform path foreseen by the Lisbon agenda. At the current juncture, it is essential to pursue economic policies in line with the principle of an open market economy with free competition, resisting any protectionist pressure. Moreover, product and services market reforms should foster competition and help to speed up effective restructuring.