Speech
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 25 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'World Finance and Risk Management' Greenspan said a proper dispersement of risk will allow shocks to the overall economic system to be better absorbed and less likely to create cascading failures that could threaten…
Speech by Ernst Welteke of the Bundesbank, 24 Sep
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Financial market disturbances: a challenge for monetary policy' Welteke said central bankers are a cautious lot. They do not easily buy into market euphoria nor do they buy into gloomy scenarios. To contain financial market…
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank, 20 Sep
SPEECH - Gjedrem said in the speech titled 'Current monetary policy issues' that together with prospects for low inflation internationally, the strong krone is the most important force acting as a counterweight to the sharp rise in domestic costs.
Speech by Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, 1 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Reforming Pakistan's economy, performance, progress, prospects and problems' Husain said regulatory and supervision functions of the State Bank have been significantly strengthened and strict enforcement of prudential…
Speech by T P Naranubala, Bank of Thailand, 4 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The Role of Non-Bank Financial Institutions in relation to Monetary Policy' Naranubala said that the task of the central bank in monetary policy is to ensure that it sets the right policy, and that its policy is transmitted…
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 25 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Regulation, Innovation, and Wealth Creation' Greenspan said transparency may present a paradox. On the one hand markets function best when the participants are fully informed. But the full disclosure of what some…
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, ECB President, 24 Sep
SPEECH - Duisenberg said in a speech titled 'The first nine months of the euro cash era' that the he introduction of the euro banknotes and coins has been a major success. Euro banknotes make visible the Monetary Union and the close financial integration…
Speech by Hermann Remsperger, Bundesbank, 1 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The role of the Deutsche Bundesbank in the European System of Central Banks' Remsperger said that although the Bundesbank's main activities related to monetary policy, payment systems and financial stability the Bank was…
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank, 19 Sep
SPEECH - Gjedrem said in the speech titled 'Economic policy challenges' that monetary policy functions with considerable and variable lags. Therefore, the current level of inflation does not provide an adequate basis for determining the level at which…
Speech by Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, 1 May
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Economic Reforms and Macroeconomic Management in Pakistan (1999-2001)' Husain said the strategy for economic revival Pakistan pursued since December 1999 was designed to include four key elements, restoration of…
Speech by M R P Devakula, Bank of Thailand, 26 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech Devakula said that as financial regulators, one of the Bank of Thailand's main tasks is to provide a prudential framework ensuring the overall improvement of risk management of financial institutions. In the case of Thailand…
Speech by Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan, 25 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Policy Coordination' Greenspan reflected on the historic association between the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve with ties cemented in the 1920's. Greenspan said that London has stayed on top in the provision of…
Speech by Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, 10 Jun
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Is State Bank of Pakistan doing its job?' Husain said since July 2001 Pakistan has been able to maintain stability in its exchange rate. Had the country not developed the cushion of reserves that it has, there was a strong…
Speech by T P Naranubala, Bank of Thailand, 28 Jun
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Preparing for Rapid Growth' Naranubala said that this year we are seeing most South East Asian economies firmly back on the path of recovery. They are poised to regain their growth potentials. He adds that uckily, the…
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans, ECB, 17 Sep
SPEECH - Domingo Solans said in a speech titled 'European financial integration and stability' that the introduction of the euro has changed the terms of reference on which an appropriate solution for the best framework for banking regulation and…
Speech by Hermann Remsperger, Bundesbank, 23 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Economic outlook and economic policy challenges for Germany' Remsperger said the planned enlargement of the European Union is certainly a challenge. The negotiations which are currently being conducted with 12 countries,…
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 19 Sep
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Investing in Better Globalization' Kohler said the global economy has shown remarkable resilience in the face of multiple shocks over the past two years but that risks to the global economic outlook today are clearly tilted…
Speech by Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, 15 May
SPEECH - In the Governor's Interview on PTV Husain said "I would submit that the State Bank had introduced transparency to such an extent that we publish all the information/data in our Annual and Quarterly Reports and also put them on our website."
Speech by M R P Devakula, Bank of Thailand, 6 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Outlook for 2002 and the Road Ahead' Devakula said we enter the year 2002 with more confidence. The Thai economy had most assuredly bottomed out last year. The latest released January economic figures point to more strength…
Speech by Edward George, Bank of England, 20 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech George described the recent volatility of international stock markets as "hugely frustrating" and said that it was "very difficult to predict" whether the advantages of membership of the euro outweighed the risks for Britain's…
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank, 6 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The role of the Central Bank' Gjedrem said that the Norwegian economic system has undergone substantial changes over the past ten to twenty years. The model based on detailed control of capital, credit and interest rates…
Speech by Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, 28 Jun
SPEECH - In the Inaugural address at the Financial Sector Conference On Agriculture Husain said agriculture is by far the most important sector for Pakistan's economy. The forward and backward linkages to the rest of the domestic economy, to the…
Speech by Tito Mboweni, RB of South Africa, 18 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech Mboweni said South Africa is regarded as having a dual economy. On the one hand it is an emerging market with its fair share of challenges regarding economic growth, wealth distribution, and inflation. In particular, we face the…
Speech by C Allsopp, Bank of England, 19 Sep
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Macroeconomic Policy Rules in Theory and in Practice' Allsopp argued against using interest rates to burst asset price bubbles. "In my view, the most persuasive argument against using interest rates to moderate…