I wish to begin by thanking you, sir. I found your suggestion excellent. You talked of openness and it is in this spirit that we will be meeting.
As for our comments contained in the Monetary Policy Report, it is our hope that the shelf life of this document will be longer than just one week. I believe that we have stated clearly in the document that we are now predicting that the slowdown will be deeper and more protracted — and this latter characteristic is also important — than initially expected. However, neither the data nor the recent comments of the American President have changed this opinion.