Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank our witnesses for joining us today. Through modern technology we have the ability to do this.
In fact, you just hit on one of my main questions. We all know the challenges the global economy is having right now, especially in light of energy prices, and we know that not many countries are going to be immune from any potential downturn. Should there be this period of likely economic difficulty ahead, how will your government ensure that the progress achieved over the past 10 years with respect to poverty is maintained and that continued progress is made to reduce poverty between now and 2016?