It is because the reality in which Israel's economy operates today is the outcome of the macroeconomic strategy that was launched then and that has been developing constantly, not without difficulties and occasional disagreements, right until the present.
Most of you are in the business of making or using economic forecasts to inform the strategies of your organizations as they try to meet their objectives. So am I, and I thought this would be a good opportunity to discuss my view of the outlook and the implications that I draw for monetary policy.