With regard to the international role of the euro, the Eurosystem has adopted a neutral stance. We shall neither hinder nor actively promote this role, but leave its development to market forces. To put it another way, there is and shall be no policy of challenging the position of the dollar, nor that of any other currency.
In order to sustain FDI inflows, it is of vital importance to provide legal protection of patents, brands, and copyrights. Asia also needs to consolidate a law-abiding and corruption-free business culture to help legal frameworks function effectively. Third, transnational problems. These problems have global dimensions, but they have some Asian features as well.