Speech
RBI's Reddy on globalisation and monetary policy
In the speech 'Globalisation and monetary policy - some emerging issues' given on 19 March Y V Reddy of the RBI said economists have for long recognised the strong complementarities between the real and the financial sectors.
ECB's Trichet on monetary policy
In testimony to the European Parliament given on 21 March Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said eurozone interest rates are now moderate but remain slightly accommodative.
BoE's Barker on interest rate changes
In the speech 'Interest rate changes - Too many or too few?' given on 20 March Kate Barker of the Bank of England warned that the uncertain medium term outlook for inflation may prompt frequent changes in interest rates.
Philippines' Tetangco on migration, remittances
In the speech 'Migration, remittances, economic development and the role of banks' given on 15 March Amando M Tetangco, Jr of the Central Bank of the Philippines said the Philippine central bank's initiatives to further improve the environment for…
SL's Cabraal on financial & economic developments
In the speech 'Overview of financial and economic developments in Sri Lanka' given on 5 March Ajith Nivard Cabraal of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka said developments in the foreign exchange market are immense.
Akhtar on Pakistan's regulatory framework
In the speech 'Pakistan - regulatory and supervisory framework' given on 5 March Shamshad Akhtar of the State Bank of Pakistan said the Bank of Finland takes a very positive attitude to the drive for efficiency through deeper cooperation.
Macedonia's Goshev on the EFSE
In the speech 'Promotion of the European Fund for Southeast Europe - EFSE in the Republic of Macedonia' given on 1 March Petar Goshev of the National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia said the scope for the EFSE's policies directed towards micro and…
Liikanen on the cash single shared platform
In the speech 'CashSSP - the cash single shared platform' given on 16 March Erkki Liikanen of the Bank of Finland said we expect that all Eurosystem central banks can and will participate in the emerging division of labour on the basis of reasonable…
RBI's Leeladhar on Indian financial sector reforms
In the speech 'Indian financial sector reforms' given on 5 March V Leeladhar of the RBI said with the increasing levels of globalisation of the Indian banking industry, evolution of universal banks and bundling of financial services, competition in the…
ECB's Bini Smaghi on the world economy
In introductory remarks at Internationaler Club Frankfurter Wirtschaftsjournalisten given on 14 March Lorenzo Bini Smaghi of the ECB said Asia not only makes a strong contribution to world economic growth but also plays a "shock-absorbing" role in the…
ECB's Gonzalez-Paramo on globalisation, mon policy
In the speech 'Globalisation and monetary policy' given on 15 March Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo of the ECB said globalisation does not affect the central role and overriding responsibility of central banks to preserve price stability.
BoE's Sentance on the changing pattern of savings
In the speech 'The changing pattern of savings: Implications for growth and inflation' given on 15 March Andrew Sentance of the Bank of England warned of possible inflationary risks from strong consumer spending levels.
RBA's Edey on Australia in the global economy
In the speech 'Australia in the global economy' given on 16 March Malcolm Edey of the Reserve Bank of Australia said Australia's underlying inflation level is still expected to decline slightly over the next two years to around 2.75 pct which is higher…
Mboweni on the role of the SARB and consumers
In the speech 'The role of the South African Reserve Bank in the protection of consumers' given on 15 March Tito Mboweni of the South African Reserve Bank said that while the central bank aimed to achieve price stability and low and sustainable inflation…
Tumusiime-Mutebile on African central banks
In the speech 'Business continuity and risk management in African central banks' given on 9 February Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile of the Bank of Uganda said the three central banks in East Africa have spent a significant amount of resources to lay the…
RBNZ's Bollard on global liquidity and New Zealand
In the speech 'Easy money: Global liquidity and its impact on New Zealand' given on 15 March Alan Bollard of the RBNZ said that the central bank is assessing alternative measures to support the official cash rate.
Sweden's Ingves on interest rate & monetary policy
In the speech 'The interest rate path and monetary policy' given on 14 March Stefan Ingves of the Sveriges Riksbank said the Swedish central bank rate-setters are only expecting to need to make moderate increases in the interest rate.
Kato on IMF reform and exchange rate surveillance
In the speech 'IMF reform and exchange rate surveillance' given on 7 March Takatoshi Kato of the IMF said exchange rate assessments need to disentangle factors that are relevant for the medium term from those affecting short-term dynamics.
Sweden's Nyberg on credit derivatives
In the speech 'Credit derivatives - risks and opportunities' given on 13 March Lars Nyberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said the advantages of credit derivatives exceed the risks for the economy.
Minneapolis Fed's Stern on U.S. monetary policy
In a speech given on 9 March Gary Stern of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis said it is uncertain whether the effectiveness of U.S. monetary policy is diluted by growing global financial market integration.
Narube on the newly designed Fiji banknotes
In the speech 'Unveiling the newly designed Fiji banknotes' given on 9 March Savenaca Narube of the Reserve Bank of Fiji said that the bank decided to stay with paper rather than change to polymer or plastic.
Sweden's Srejber on integrating financial services
In the speech 'Integration of financial services has come a long way in Europe' given on 12 March Eva Srejber of the Sveriges Riksbank said greater integration of the markets for financial services is important for enhancing growth in Europe.
Fed's Kroszner on changing dynamics of inflation
In the speech 'The changing dynamics of inflation' given on 12 March Randall Kroszner of the Federal Reserve said the Federal Reserve cannot be complacent about inflation and would act if currently benign inflation expectations change.
Tumpel-Gugerell on European financial markets
In the speech 'The competitiveness of European financial markets. An economic framework for effective policy-making' given on 12 March Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell of the ECB said greater integration of mortgage markets among European economies would allow…