In particular I thought there must be better ways to manage the macroeconomy. I would like to thank Don Coletti, Thibaut Duprey and Cesaire Meh for their help in preparing this speech. -2-  Fortunately, we are now in a much better situation.
Your presence here today, signifies a day of celebration to honour our history as a central bank and as a nation. This is an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come as a Bank of the Namibian people, whilst at the same time glimpsing into the future with confidence and hope.