In light of these developments, one question that is worth contemplating is whether there is such a thing as an optimal degree of financial integration? Can there be too much of it? The experience of the financial crisis shows that at least some forms of financial integration didn’t go too well. Relatedly, what is the most beneficial form of financial integration?
We have chosen this theme to help bring to mind that we can proactively define our direction and goal as a country. It is also a call for us not to merely look back to the past or to leave the future to chance.