From our perspective at the Reserve Bank, we will continue to contribute towards an environment conducive to creating jobs and encouraging long term investment. This implies a continued focus on price stability and the prevention of financial sector crises.
It also implies policies aimed at reducing the volatility of the business cycle and of ensuring as little disruption to the macroeconomy from external shocks as we can manage. I leave you with a quote from the World Development Report on jobs: “In today’s global economy the world of work is rapidly evolving.