In view of current situations, our efforts should be mainly focused on the following aspects:  First, measures should be taken to actively deal with a possible rebound in nonperforming loans.
In addition to the Programme here in Russia, a Eurosystem programme on Basel II is under way involving the Central Bank of Egypt. A crisis response package covering banking supervision and financial crisis management is being conducted with south-eastern European countries. And technical assistance is being given to a number of would-be EU members.