See also, for instance, Amtenbrink, F. (1999), The Democratic Accountability of Central Banks, Hart Publishing; and De Haan, J., Amtenbrink, F., Eijffinger S.C.W. (1999), “Accountability of central banks: aspects and quantification”, PLS Quarterly Review, Vol. 52, No 209. [16]Issing, O. (1999), “The Eurosystem: Transparent and Accountable or ‘Willem in Euroland’”, Journal of Common  http://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2017/html/sp170330.en.html[03.04.2017 15:53:14]  Central bank independence revisited  Market Studies, Vol. 39(3): 503-19; Padoa-Schioppa, T. (2000), “The Institutional Glossary of the Eurosystem”, ZEI Working Paper, No B-16; and ECB (2002), “The accountability of the European Central Bank”, Monthly Bulletin, ECB, November. [17]The Governing Council’s quantitative definition of price stability is as follows: "Price stability is defined as a year-onyear increase in the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area of below 2%." [18]Issing, O. (1999), “The Eurosystem: Transparent and Accountable or “Willem in Euroland””, Journal of Common Market Studies, 39(3): 503-19; Padoa-Schioppa, T. (2000), “The Institutional Glossary of the Eurosystem”, ZEI working paper No. B-16, and; ECB (2002), “The accountability of the European Central Bank”, ECB Monthly Bulletin November 2002. [19]Padoa-Schioppa, T. “  An institutional glossary of the Eurosystem” presented at the conference on "The Constitution of the Eurosystem: the Views of the EP and the ECB", 8 March 2000.
This has been as a result of Government’s sound macroeconomic management and the critical contributions that various sectors of the economy have made, of which the insurance sector is a part. Let me once again thank you for inviting me to share my thoughts with you on the role that your noble profession plays in this economy. On our part as Bank of Zambia, we shall keep on facilitating the development of, among others, the insurance sector by continuing to improve macroeconomic conditions that are critical to the expansion of your businesses. In turn, it is expected that other sectors of the economy will benefit and contribute to accelerated economic growth and development that the country is craving so much for in order to reduce poverty. May I, at this juncture, point out that in order to facilitate your work, you may track some of the developments in our economy on the Bank of Zambia website, which you can visit on www.boz.zm. You can also contact us directly for any information you may require on the economy. I thank you for your attention. BIS Review 72/2006  3