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RBI deputy says improved governance standards ‘holy grail' in fight against fraud
While the number of reported frauds in India is coming down, the amount is growing as large-value, advance-related frauds are becoming increasingly common, notes Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty
RBA governor hints at additional easing
Glenn Stevens says Australia's inflation outlook may afford some scope to ease policy further if needed to support demand
HKMA deputy says QE taper to bring ‘immense shocks' to markets
Eddie Yue slams advanced economies' ‘unprecedented' accommodative monetary policy for creating global imbalances and fuelling Hong Kong asset prices
Bank of Albania governor says banking is country's 'greatest driver of growth'
Ardian Fullani added that European integration was the best way to withstand the current crisis and guarantee stable economic growth in the long term
Consumers' inferior bargain position ‘largest issue to be tackled'
RBI's Deepali Pant Joshi says financial crisis had ‘highlighted the importance of financial consumer protection for the long-term stability of the global financial system'
Sarb deputy hails role of accountants in South African recovery
François Groepe tells new cadre of chartered accountants that they have an important role in ensuring ‘structural challenges' are addressed effectively
RBI deputy sets out Reserve Bank strategies to fund urban infrastructure development
Reserve Bank is tweaking regulation to ensure finance can get through to urban infrastructure projects; urbanisation is ‘an important determinant of national economic growth and poverty reduction'
Pakistani governor calls for 'concerted effort' to promote Islamic banking
SBP is launching media campaign to address misconceptions about Islamic finance
EM central banks should take cue from ‘the best in the world', says RBI governor
Duvvuri Subbarao also highlights the historical differences in mandates between EM and advanced economy central banks
Mauritian governor strives to 'unlock potential' of Indian Ocean Rim bloc
Rundheersing Bheenick says countries surrounding the Indian Ocean have been ‘pulling in different directions’ and should build new partnerships
Bank of England deputy tackles macro-prudential effects on banking
Paul Tucker tells Helsinki conference that banks' ‘core comparative advantage' would survive the removal of the ‘too-big-to-fail' subsidy
Lagarde advocates closer European integration
IMF managing director tells Romanian audience the ‘right future’ for Eastern Europe is greater integration with its EU neighbours; implores region not to turn its back on European project
Fed's Plosser calls for more systematic monetary policy approach
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser is bullish on the US labour market, calls for QE wind-down
Asian integration is still ‘incomplete’, says RBI exec director
G Padmanabhan says regional integration of Asian finanical markets has some way to go, and creation of an EU-style body remains ‘far-fetched’
ECB's Constâncio welcomes SRM authority with no national veto
European Central Bank vice-president tells Singapore audience that banking union and European financial stability have important implications for the world economy
Bernanke: Past century shows ‘central banking doctrine and practice are never static'
Fed chief added recent crisis has underscored the need to strengthen and better integrate US monetary policy and financial stability frameworks
Fed's Tarullo reviews Dodd-Frank implementation progress
Federal Reserve governor tells Senate committee the Fed is at the ‘beginning of the end of the rule-making process', with the emphasis soon to shift to enforcement of the rules
RBA's Debelle hails launch of new finance research project
Deputy governor says Funding Australia's Future will provide a much needed ‘holistic view of how the Australian and global financial system is being transformed' by regulation
Cœuré says ECB's non-standard monetary measures targeted at financial fragmentation
The ECB board member says unconventional policies were 'designed to tackle the peculiar euro area phenomenon of financial fragmentation'
Governments must not ‘scapegoat' financial markets, says Noyer
The power the financial markets have over states is due to weak regulation and governments' over-reliance on them to finance sovereign deficits
Cœuré says banking union vital to avoid a ‘lost decade' in Europe
Europe must act to break the sovereign-bank nexus and deal with zombie banks if it is to avoid a Japan-style decade of stagnant growth; backs ECB monetary policy to work toward this objective
RBA deputy says public sector must stand ready to save banks in a time of crisis
Philip Lowe said it would be a mistake to reject the idea of using public balance sheet during a period of financial stress or crisis
Lithuanian governor lays out economic priorities for Council of EU
Vitas Vasiliauskas says European policy-makers have proven they are ‘ambitious architects’ but must now demonstrate they are ‘good constructors’
RBA governor optimistic economy can negotiate end of investment boom
Glenn Stevens says the Australian economy is facing ‘interesting times' but the right mix of prudent policies and frameworks can give the country ‘confidence for the future'