I wish to place on record my appreciation to Minister Trevor Manuel, Deputy Minister Gill Marcus, Ms. Maria Ramos, Director-General of Finance, and also all the officials in the Department of Finance, for their continued support and close co-operation over the past year. I thank my colleagues on the Board of the Bank for their undivided loyalty during difficult times.
Finally, thanks are also due to the three Deputy Governors and staff of the Bank for keeping the many activities of the South African Reserve Bank at a level where the Bank has come to be respected as one of the most efficient institutions of its kind in the world today. BIS Review 77/1997