Although the crisis is not over yet, making 2010 the fourth year of the crisis, the recovery of the global economy got underway in spring 2009 and remains on track. It is therefore all the more important for firms and policymakers alike to focus on what will come after the crisis and the challenges on the road ahead.
The key question now has to be how to get the economy back onto a path of strong, balanced and sustainable growth. Our session is entitled “Economic and Financial Stability in Europe: The Road Ahead”. With this brief in mind, I would like to focus on two core issues on the way to an environment that supports solid growth.