Speech
Zeti reveals new strategy for financial system
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz says growth of financial sector in Malaysia will accelerate under new blueprint
Anwar stresses rising importance of Islamic finance
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan discusses developments in Islamic finance and calls for innovation to continue
Bini Smaghi shares thoughts on monetary system reform
Lorenzo Bini Smaghi talks about shortfalls of international policy co-ordination and looks at ways to improve it
Caruana presses importance of central bank balance sheets
Jaime Caruana explains how central bank balance sheets have been forced to change during the financial crisis; says medium-term risks require attention
RBI’s Subbarao urges reforms on regulating auditors
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says ban on auditors selling consulting services could reestablish confidence in the industry
Liikanen warns of growing downside risks to economy
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says he expects Finnish economy to grow by 0.4% in 2012 if eurozone debt crisis does not worsen
Zeti discusses Islamic finance talent development
Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia stresses the importance of talent development in financial services; growing importance of Islamic finance means education is necessary
Lessons for monetary policymakers: BoE’s Dale
BoE’s Dale discusses lessons learned in 2011 and tackles concerns and criticisms over quantitative easing
‘Ambitious’ strengthening of economic governance needed: Praet
ECB’s Peter Praet says resolving economic crisis will rely on strengthening economic governance; ECB will remain anchor for stability
Spain’s Ordóñez discusses developments in preventing future crises
Governor of the Bank of Spain, Miguel Fernández Ordóñez discusses global and European reform initiatives and Spain’s efforts to implement them
Microenterprise development crucial to economic development: RBI’s Chakrabarty
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor, KC Chakrabarty talks about the importance of microenterprise development for progressing India’s economy
Ireland’s Gerlach optimistic about fiscal adjustments
Central Bank of Ireland deputy governor Stefan Gerlach says progress towards completing Ireland’s fiscal adjustment programme has gone better than expected
ECB will fulfil financial lender of last resort role: Constâncio
European Central Bank vice-president Vítor Constâncio says non-standard liquidity measures will help ease bank-funding pressures in eurozone
Fiji governor calls for improvement in securities trading regulation
Barry Whiteside says international co-operation is needed to keep up with market developments in securities trading
Kohn talks of macro-prudential policy ‘infancy’
Donald Kohn tells US audience about the UK’s Financial Policy Committee; explains the “consistent and systematic” application of macro-prudential policies is still developing
Choongsoo warns of lurching global crisis
Bank of Korea governor Choongsoo Kim says world risks another crisis if global imbalances are not addressed
Riksbank's Öberg calls for focus on shorter forecast horizons
Riksbank first deputy governor, Svante Öberg, says limitations in analysts’ forecasting beyond one year requires greater emphasis on near-term outlook
Pakistan’s Anwar wants updated microfinance regulatory framework
State Bank of Pakistan governor Yaseen Anwar says considerable work is still needed to regulate microfinance institutions effectively
Monetary policy should not be overburdened: ECB’s Stark
European Central Bank executive board member Jürgen Stark says solution to sovereign debt crisis is primarily in the hands of eurozone governments not central bank
Markets will drive policymakers into action: Denmark’s Bernstein
National Bank of Denmark governor Nils Bernstein says eurozone governments are short of solutions to debt crisis but must reach a consensus
Plosser warns Fed against engaging in fiscal policy
Philadelphia Federal Reserve president Charles Plosser says involvement in credit programmes risks blurring distinction between monetary and fiscal policy
RBI’s Gokarn warns against rising food inflation
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn calls for reforms in infrastructure and technology to ease inflationary risks in the future
Japan’s Miyao hammers home macroprudential importance
Speaking in San Francisco, policy board member Ryuzo Miyao explains how Japan is working on ways to better assess risks across the country’s entire financial system
Financial crisis leaves questions over future of banking: Luc Coene
Belgian governor says with huge reforms beginning to take effect, it is impossible to accurately predict the future state of the banking sector in Belgium