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RBA’s Stevens: monetary policy not necessarily a ‘blunt instrument’
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says monetary policy suited to guarding macroeconomic stability
Subbarao tackles dilemmas in central banking
Reserve Bank of India governor opines on five challenges facing monetary authorities
Fiji’s Naiyaga urges stock exchange listings
Reserve Bank of Fiji acting deputy governor Inia Naiyaga notes tax break for companies listed on stock exchanges
Weber on growth prospects after the crisis
Bundesbank president stresses financial stability has to and will be reinforced
Ghana’s Amissah-Arthur on a step to modernise payments
Governor of the Bank of Ghana says Central Securities Depository will become central bank subsidiary in order to modernise payments
RBA’s Lowe on links with China
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor notes stronger correlation between Chinese and Australian GDP
IMF’s Lipsky: G20 Seoul Summit “the first test”
Formation of a Comprehensive Action Plan true measure of whether lessons of crisis have been learned
Non-government bond market recovery slow: Australia’s Debelle
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says spreads on non-government bonds remain high
IMF’s Strauss-Kahn: unemployment bears grave social costs
IMF managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn says failure to tackle unemployment could lead to lost generation
Norway’s Gjedrem says return to inflation target will be delayed
Norges Bank governor Svein Gjedrem says weakness in growth will lead to concessions on inflation mandate
BoJ's Nishimura says subprime crisis mirrored Japan’s 80’s housing bust
Bank of Japan deputy governor Kiyohiko Nishimura discusses commonalities between Japan’s recession in 1980 and United States subprime mortgage crisis
Trichet warns Romania of complacency
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet advises Romania to actively tackle deficit at event marking central bank’s 130th anniversary
India’s Chakrabarty demands technological improvement in banking services
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty says country needs to update banking infrastructure to maintain current growth levels
ECB’s Bini Smaghi calls for more studies into sovereign risk
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi calls for more research into how markets react
France’s Redouin favours central banks’ new dual role
Banque de France first deputy governor Jean-Paul Redouin says having financial stability and monetary policy under one roof will strengthen surveillance of financial sector
Marcó Del Pont: Argentina averted a full blown crisis
Central Bank of Argentina governor Mercedes Marcó del Pont says country’s resilience during crisis owed much to good policies
RBI’s Thorat: formalise payments to promote inclusive growth
Reserve Bank of India deputy Usha Thorat says payments developments offer “unique opportunity”
Israel's Fischer: economy experienced recession not depression
Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer says country survived the recession due to strength of economy at onset of crisis
ECB’s Bini Smaghi: contagion must be contained through rules-based approach
European Central Bank member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says countries should stop paying lip service and instead adopt a rules-based approach to stopping contagion
Inflation targeting survived crisis test: Norway’s Qvigstad
Norges Bank deputy Jan Qvigstad says increased transparency has been very valuable
Trichet advocates debt reduction to avoid “lost decade”
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet warns of potential perils facing Europe
Australia's Debelle on risk and uncertainty
Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debelle says investors did not understand difference between risk and uncertainty before the crisis
IMF’s Lipsky: five steps to systemic reform
First deputy managing director of the IMF John Lipsky summarises measures to safeguard stability
Kansas’s Hoenig calls for Fed to oversee mobile payments
Central bank is the only authority that will take holistic view of mobile payments security, Kansas Federal Reserve president Thomas Hoenig says