24 Similarly, Washington State registered apprenticeship programs contributed to substantial long-term increases in employment rates and hourly wages. 25 My fifth and final observation is that promoting entrepreneurship could play a greater role in workforce development.
To this end, we have to participate actively in discussions at G-20 meetings as well as in the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), both of which our nation joined in March. We have to do our best to set the inflation target, to be adopted for the period from next year onward, at an appropriate level.