Banks will ‘inevitably’ fail, says Ireland’s Donnery

Deputy governor takes stock of the policies implemented since the financial crisis

Sharon Donnery
European Central Bank

The deputy governor of the Central Bank of Ireland says it is “inevitable” banks will fail and it is up to central banks to not only prepare for their failure but ensure “impediments to resolvability” are removed.

Speaking in Dublin on September 14, Sharon Donnery reflected on how Ireland weathered the 2008 financial crisis concluding that the small European nation had to learn a number of lessons the “hard way”.

“For central banks and regulatory authorities, and particularly the Central Bank

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