These are the trademarks of excellent security personnel of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. And so, on behalf of the Bangko Sentral, I congratulate all our graduates today for completing their rigorous training. Palakpakan po natin sila!
Turnover in the secondary bond market increased from an already high average quarterly value of R2.2 trillion in 1999 to an all-time high of R2.8 trillion in the first quarter of 2000. In April 2000 the value of transactions on the Bond Exchange amounted to R0.8 billion. The uncertainties in the foreign exchange market were also reflected in developments on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.