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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'
Bundesbank’s Nagel says internationalisation of renminbi is ‘long overdue’
Executive board member says that renminbi is now established as a trading currency – the first step towards becoming a global reserve currency
Fed board member highlights 'especially daunting' challenge of cross-border bank resolution
Jerome Powell says new American approach could serve as a 'simplifier – making theoretically possible something that seemed impossibly complex'
Impact of yen depreciation on Asian trade ‘not all that simple’, says BoJ board member
Weaker yen could benefit Japan's Asian trade partners due to cheaper 'intermediates', says BoJ’s Shirai
Fed's Stein clarifies unemployment ‘threshold' for rate change
Permanent FOMC voter seeks to provide extra clarity over Bernanke statement last week; emphasises that interest rates could stay at rock-bottom even if unemployment falls to 6.5%
Weidmann says regulation must strengthen principle of individual responsibility
Bundesbank president says higher capital requirements will enable banks to shoulder greater losses by themselves; correct sequence of liability under common European resolution rules also needed
Canadian deputy says shadow banking could push up household debt
Timothy Lane raises concerns over the securitisation of government-guaranteed mortgages through shadow banks; says the low-cost funding could increase lending for mortgages