For instance, Papua New Guinea and  2  BIS Review 37/2007  Samoa have better levels of foreign reserves in months of imports than Fiji has. Yet their lending rates are higher. I wish to take this opportunity to thank the commercial banks for their understanding and support in our effort to address the economic challenges before us.
Guy Quaden: International trade – threats and opportunities in a globalised world Introduction by Mr Guy Quaden, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium, at the International Conference 2010, Brussels, 14 October 2010.