It is in such an integrated European financial market that resources will be allocated most efficiently, to the benefit of all, be they individual savers, institutional investors or corporate borrowers. As I have amply illustrated thus far, the introduction of the euro has undoubtedly marked a significant step towards the deepening of the European Union.
I understand that this project will place Fiji as a global benchmark in this area. We are doing our part to prevent terrorist financing and combat money laundering. An independent review last year by the Asia Pacific Group on Anti Money Laundering concluded that generally Fiji had in place adequate systems in this area.