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External sources (not reviewed)

particular, on the borrowing costs of the banking sector and the general business, whether it will be necessary for AIs to raise capital in order to fulfil the Basel III requirements, and whether AIs will become more prudent in lending which may cause difficulty for the small and medium enterprises ("SMEs") and members of the public in obtaining credit.

of or charge any part of our revenue arising within the Colony” in clause XXIV(2) of the Royal Instructions, and whether there is any final authority to whom appeals on the interpretation of the Royal Instructions can be lodged?

decline in exports, which has directly affected production in the export sector and subsequently domestic markets through negative multiplier effects (especially in export-dependent economies); significant declines in capital flows to the developing world; the pro-cyclical nature of aid; the impact of the crisis on migrant workers and therefore on remittances; the consequent exchange rate devaluation, which has affected domestic production and prices; the impact of extreme volatility in global food prices; and the fiscal constraints in many developing countries that have already led to cutbacks in important public expenditures and social development gains, thereby affecting access to basic services, reversing social development gains and adversely affecting their quality of life.

and sanitation, economically active population in agriculture and fertilizer use; and for the urban areas, size and rate of growth of the urban population, land area occupied by human settlements, urban population living in slums, access to improved water and sanitation, carbon dioxide emissions, concentrations of particulate matter in the air, employment in industry and services, gross domestic product, motor vehicles in use and consumption of energy.