Growing cross-border linkages requires Central Banks and other regulators to strengthen arrangements for crisis management, develop mechanisms for early coordinated intervention in cross-border institutions, and review adequacy of deposit insurance schemes. In closing, Ladies and Gentlemen, the challenges facing Caribbean countries demand innovative economic solutions in the new global environment.
*  *  Introduction  I have given a number of speeches to the Economic Society over the years, and it is a pleasure to be doing so again tonight. The last time I gave the closing address to the Conference of Economists was in 1997 in Hobart.