25 JUNE 1927, Page 33

BANKING AND ECONOMIC PROGRESS.

To any who may desire to peruse a concise summary of Banking and Economic developments in this country since the War by an expert, I would commend the addresses which have recently been delivered to the Swedish British Society of Stockholm and the Anglo-Swedish Society of Gothenburg, by Mr. P. C. Goodenough, chairman of Barclays Bank, Ltd, MY space ill not permit even a brief résumé of Mr. Goodenough's remarks, but for the guidance of those who may wish to obtain a -copy-of-the lectures, I may say that the outstanding features, of Mr. Goodenough's summary consist first of the bird's-eye view given of our own progress since the War in the matter of Debt Redemption, the recovery in sterling and so forth, and second of a keen analysis of some of the effects of our return to gold, with a special reference to the part likely to be played in the coming Years by the great central banks.

A. W. K.