We already have arrangements in place to assist financial institutions in the event they are unable to access their own systems. For example, we are able to provide financial institutions with BIS Review 104/1997  access to Federal Reserve computer terminals on a limited basis for the processing of critical funds transfers.
Loss notifications pursuant to Section 24 of the German Banking Act, which have already grown significantly in number so far this year, help us to get a better picture of this. If things come to a head, there's one thing that's crucial, in my view: preserving confidence in the banking sector and the quality of its balance sheets.