To give you some idea of the level of contact we have, I can say that Ben and I meet, through the G7, the G10, the G20, the IMF and BIS meetings, probably a little more than once a month on average. In addition, Mr Bernanke and I jointly participate in a number of international conferences.
It has also displayed resilience in terms of the ability to cope with adverse developments such as oil price increases. Despite the positive factors for medium term outlook, there are some critical issues that need to be addressed for maintaining the current momentum of growth with stability.