To date we have had two other Consultative Forums at Bank of South Sudan in Juba; the 1st one being in July 2012 and the 2nd in October 2012. The purpose of these forums is to strengthen the mutual cooperation between the two institutions and to seek solutions to common binding constraints.
I look forward to the presentations of our four distinguished panellists - John Chant, John Helliwell, David Laidler, and Angela Redish - all of whom have served as special advisers to the Bank. I want to thank them for the contribution they made while at the Bank, and for their continued efforts in advancing the practice of monetary policy in Canada.