The following morning a well-written piece appeared in my inbox, with an invoice of little more than € (Bangalore has also started invoicing in euros!). I was happy. After all, the time it would take me to write a 30 minutes speech on globalisation would certainly exceed € But then I asked myself if you would be happy. Would you invite me next time?
Maybe next time you would call Bangalore directly, and perhaps also Bollywood to hire an actor to deliver the speech. My anxiety increased, and I started working hard on my speech, together with my collaborators in the ECB, to try maintaining my competitive advantage. In the meantime I understood why people are so concerned about globalisation!