ongoing vigilance in order to maintain inflation expectations in line with price stability. in fact, by keeping medium - term inflation expectations firmly anchored at levels consistent with price stability, monetary policy is making a significant contribution towards a recovery in economic growth. prudent fiscal policies could provide considerable support for confidence in the euro area. the discussions on revising the stability and growth pact regulations have been concluded and rigorous implementation is now key to ensuring an effective framework for fiscal policy coordination and discipline. this is all the more true as current and projected fiscal deficits in several euro area countries still need to be addressed with rigour. in a number of cases these deficits not only imply a rising debt ratio, but also leave no safety margin for short - term budgetary relief in the event of adverse developments. in this context, as significant revisions of past deficit and debt figures have been reported for a few countries, let me also reiterate previous calls by the governing council for the reliable compilation and timely reporting of government finance statistics. finally, let me conclude with a few words on structural reform. as we have stressed repeatedly, a decisive and comprehensive set of measures aimed at achieving a more dynamic and competitive european economy with flexible labour and product markets is urgently needed. the primary objective of such measures is to deal with the ongoing challenges from globalisation, rapid technological change and ageing populations and, overall, to ensure greater resilience to shocks. these challenges are not specific to the euro area. successful structural reforms would, however, also contribute to fostering the adjustment processes within the euro area. in particular, they would allow those member countries with a weaker record in terms of economic growth and employment creation to perform better in the future. as regards existing growth and inflation differentials within the euro area, there is clear evidence that the dispersion of inflation and real gdp growth rates in the euro area is not materially different from that of the united states and it does not show any signs of having increased since 1999. however, in cases where differences are not due to catching - up processes or temporary factors, structural reforms are even more necessary to enhance economic performance and flexibility in the adjustment process.

caroline abel : dissemination of provisional results a€ “ national bank of seychelles'population & housing census 2022 opening remarks by ms caroline abel, governor of central bank of seychelles, at the dissemination of the provisional results of the population and housing census 2022, eden island, 31 august 2022. * * * honourable leader of government business in the national assembly, honourable leader of the opposition, principal secretaries, chief executive officers, representatives of the roman catholic and anglican dioceses, representatives of the civil society, district administrators, members of the media, census commissioner, staff of the national bureau of statistics, ladies and gentlemen, a very good morning to you all. i am honoured, as the chairperson of the board of directors of the national bureau of statistics ( nbs ), to welcome you all to today's event - the dissemination of the provisional results of the recently - conducted population and housing census. detailed data collected across a wide range of statistical areas related to population and housing, allows for disaggregation by geographic areas, for example districts and sub - districts, as well as small population groups. given that the census provides fundamental information for monitoring the progress of a country and its people over intervals, timely dissemination of good quality census data is crucial for planning, policy formulation, reporting and monitoring of targets at the national, regional and international levels. notably, information from the census serves to monitor our progress on the various goals and targets of the united nations 2030 agenda for sustainable development and the african union agenda 2063. prior to the most recent exercise, the last population and housing census was carried out in 2010, with the next exercise due in 2020. however, the realities of the covid - 19 pandemic meant that the 2020 census had to be put on hold, in adherence to the public health measures that were in place. despite the challenges, the pandemic presented opportunities for the development and use of alternative approaches and technology to improve on data collection and quality. in the 2020 round of population and housing censuses, all african countries which have taken or are developing their censuses are moving away from the paper - based approach towards a digital approach to data collection. at this juncture, i would like to commend the census commissioner and the leadership of the nbs for adopting digital technology in the form of electronic data collection through computer assisted personal 1 / 3 bis - central bankers'speeches interview ( capi ) using tablets, to carry out the first - ever digital