Fingers in the dike

摘要

The Delta Works are a series of dams, sluices and dikes built in the second half of the 20th century to protect the lowest-lying parts of the Netherlands from the sea. They are considered one of the seven wonders of the modern world. The task facing global regulators is to construct the financial equivalent of this protective network, said Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, in an interview last November.