We are increasingly committed to promoting economic and financial knowledge and to communicating the results of our work. The Bank’s key functions are highlighted in our balance sheet, which I already talked about on 29 March in an Address to the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
The UN designated 2005 the International Year of Microcredit. The aim was “building inclusive financial sectors and strengthening the powerful, but often untapped, entrepreneurial spirit existing in communities around the world.” The Year of Microcredit has proved highly successful.