I would like to take this opportunity to urge upon all the banks, financial institutions and the technology solution providers to gear up to face the new challenges facing the financial system, some of which I shared with you today.
A year ago, on this same occasion, I stressed that the sudden worsening of the crisis necessitated to introduce measures to support demand and the income of the worst-hit social groups, but always with an eye to the constraints imposed by our large public debt.