Miscellaneous

I think that Spanish people are showing again their strength, their solidarity, and the common effort in order to overcome read more

I think that Spanish people are showing again their strength, their solidarity, and the common effort in order to overcome the atrocities of pain and terrorism,

I'm conscious that our resources didn't always get on time, I assume the errors and I apologize to those people read more

I'm conscious that our resources didn't always get on time, I assume the errors and I apologize to those people that were missing these resources which we simply didn't have at that moment,

This relationship is based on a firm belief in shared values and in principles that we defend and that we read more

This relationship is based on a firm belief in shared values and in principles that we defend and that we proclaim and that we assume.

President Bush is as interested as I am in having the greatest possible number of countries contributing valuably to the read more

President Bush is as interested as I am in having the greatest possible number of countries contributing valuably to the reconstruction of the area, each of us with our own responsibilities. ... I don't think that arrogance is the best companion.

In the third quarter 2005, we produced our best third-quarter result ever,

In the third quarter 2005, we produced our best third-quarter result ever,

The strong flows of international capital into emerging markets reflect a number of important trends. In addition to continuing significant read more

The strong flows of international capital into emerging markets reflect a number of important trends. In addition to continuing significant global economic growth, national authorities in numerous emerging market economies have improved economic policy management in recent years, which has led to greater growth, lower inflation and reductions in the ratio of public debt to GDP.

Today's uncertainties call for vigilance by the authorities in both mature and emerging market economies in pursuing sound economic policies. read more

Today's uncertainties call for vigilance by the authorities in both mature and emerging market economies in pursuing sound economic policies. Investors need to recognize the costly consequences of sudden reversals in global conditions that could impact the markets.

Our objective now is to sustain, over the cycle, this level of pretax return on equity and double-digit earnings per read more

Our objective now is to sustain, over the cycle, this level of pretax return on equity and double-digit earnings per share growth.

It appears that the European Union and other Basel Committee member countries are on course to launch the new approach read more

It appears that the European Union and other Basel Committee member countries are on course to launch the new approach in 2008, while the United States will implement at least one year later.

The goalkeeper thought Tony was going to shoot, and he stayed on his line. He passed instead, which gave me read more

The goalkeeper thought Tony was going to shoot, and he stayed on his line. He passed instead, which gave me a pretty easy shot. I got it in, which was huge for us. We really needed to win this game.