The main aspects of this policy are well known: •  Reducing tariffs and abolishing non-tariff barriers, so that goods and services can move freely;  •  Removing foreign-currency control, enabling the free flow of capital;  •  Introducing structural changes to render the economy more competitive and reduce the government’s share in it;  •  Adopting international standards of economic management, inter alia in the macroeconomic sphere, the most prominent among them being to adhere to the fiscal discipline required in order to reduce the government’s debt burden, and to attain price stability via an independent central bank.
*  *  *  Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to be here today at this conference reflecting on themes that are close to my heart.