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BIS’s Restoy sees scope for improvement in EU regulations
FSI chair backs review of whether current framework imposes excessive compliance costs on banks
Trust allows ‘decisive’ policy action – Carstens
BIS general manager says more work is needed to secure trust in financial stability and fiscal policy
Auditors need to make friends and influence people – DNB official
Olaf Sleijpen says central banks’ internal referees need to improve their comms and people skills
Knot calls for more diversity in financial institutions
DNB head says challenges demand “diverse perspectives” as bank aims for full gender balance by 2028
Central banks should focus on supply risks – Riksbank governor
Thedéen says recent years’ shocks were not demand-driven and neither are today’s geopolitical tensions
IMF director calls for transparency in sovereign debt
Georgieva says opaque financing can contribute to debt crises in emerging economies
Global reset is testing emerging markets – Gopinath
IMF’s deputy managing director says small economies must be ready to respond forcefully to inflation
BoE governor gives optimistic forecast about scenario approach
Bailey says new method allows for better projections, given growing frequency of ‘black swans’
BoE raises expectations for climate risk analysis by firms
David Bailey says banks and insurers need to use climate modelling to manage risk
ECB’s Donnery calls for stronger supervision of non-banks
Firms’ ties with banks should be promptly addressed, supervisory board member says
Non-banks should be intelligent about risk – RBI deputy governor
Swaminathan advises caution as he hails sector’s rise in credit market
Take foreign policy veto away from EU members, says Lagarde
ECB president makes case for qualified majority voting in an apparent rebuff to Hungary
Policy uncertainty ‘exceptionally high’ – de Guindos
Prudence needed as evaluating likely outcomes “no longer possible”, ECB vice-president says
Rehn: ‘Last thing we need is a trade war between allies’
Bank of Finland governor criticises Trump administration’s tariffs and “appeasement” of Russia
AI crucial for driving growth, says BoE governor
Bailey compares technology’s transformative potential to advances of industrial revolution
Inflation expectations rising due to tariffs – BoC’s Macklem
Governor says Canada’s central bank will pursue policy that works in multiple scenarios
RBI hails AI’s potential in addressing customer grievances
Malhotra says technology should be integrated at “every stage” of complaints process
RBI governor encourages pooling of climate projects
Malhotra says pooling would reduce risk and make lending more convenient for banks
MNB to follow ‘disciplined, patient policy’ – new governor
In first speech since taking office, Varga says bank will closely monitor food and service inflation
Tariffs will induce structural change in Canada – Macklem
Increased trade frictions with US will hurt country’s economy but represent “new reality”, says governor
Fed’s Barr tells regulators to ‘finish the job’ on Basel III
Not complying with global standards makes US banks less competitive, vice-chair for supervision says
ESRB views US financial deregulation ‘with concern’
Vice-chair Olli Rehn announces new communication drive as “memory of last financial crisis fades”
China to focus more on consumption, says PBoC governor
Pan Gongsheng wants domestic demand to be “key driver of growth”
Knot makes case for ‘international monetary diplomacy’
DNB governor says dream of a rules-based international order must be kept alive