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ECB’s Cœuré highlights US and Europe payments division
Executive board member Benoît Cœuré says credit cards play a larger role in the US payments industry; identifies benefits of expanding European debit card usage
Central bank remits have little impact on policy
Bank of England MPC member says the weight central banks ascribe to output and employment makes little difference to the monetary policy they follow
Kuroda outlines thinking behind monetary shock tactics
New BoJ governor says ‘quantitative and qualitative measures' will remain in place until inflation stabilises at the 2% level, and explains why he rejected a gradual approach to easing
Plosser: Fed should cut asset purchases now
Philadelphia Fed president says there has been ‘substantial improvement’ in US economy and labour market; sees scope to taper asset purchases now and end programme altogether in 2013
Italian governor calls for greater understanding of Islamic finance
Ignazio Visco says ethical finance focuses on 'the link between financial transactions and underlying assets'
ECB’s Cœuré outlines efforts to cushion impact of regulation on SME lending
Executive board member says the European Central Bank can only tackle funding constraints – other stakeholders must address credit risk and lack of capital
Haldane issues call to arms in fight against regulatory complexity
Bank of England executive director warns incremental approach to regulation papers over cracks and leads to a burdensome, ineffectual patchwork of rules
Lagarde highlights emergence of ‘three-speed’ global economy
IMF managing director says differences between regions are ‘starker than ever’ as emerging markets leave many advanced economies behind
Zambian governor targets Muslim banking expansion
Michael Gondwe says the economically valuable Muslim community is shunning the use of commercial banks due to lack of appropriate products; proposes banking expansion
Norges Bank governor outlines Norwegian model for stability
Øystein Olsen tells Harvard audience of Norway's fiscal rule and inflation-targeting - but warns the system has yet to be seriously tested
BIS' Caruana warns low rate environment allows reforms to be postponed
BIS chief warns regulators may be 'fighting the last war', and calls for central bankers to push for 'a return to sustainable government finances'
Yellen calls quantitative thresholds a ‘major improvement’ in forward guidance
Federal Reserve vice-chair justifies move to unemployment-based guidance; says clear ‘exit principles’ are important for ending quantitative easing safely
Assistant governor says RBNZ should not be target of exchange rate ‘angst’
John McDermott deflects criticism that the central bank is failing to correct the exchange rate, warning hard-won inflation credibility could be lost and other factors are at play
San Francisco Fed president predicts mid-year asset purchase slowdown
John Williams says economy has shifted into ‘higher gear’ and a substantial labour market improvement could trigger decline in asset purchases
Canadian deputy says global demand must ‘rotate’
John Murray warns that a lack of co-operation in global rebalancing will only make the situation worse; says global GDP could contract by $6 trillion by 2015
Fed’s Lockhart advocates ‘wait and watch’ approach to asset purchases
Atlanta Fed president acknowledges risks surrounding ever more quantitative easing, but says purchases should not diminish until it is clear the economy has traction
Saudi vice-governor warns of 'quantum leap' in money laundering
Abdulrahman Al-Hamidy says countries with weak defences may suffer from capital flight and higher levels of inflation
Danish governor sees further bank ‘resolutions' on the horizon
Nils Bernstein commends mortgage lenders for addressing the sector's challenges without the need for further legislation
Canadian deputy encourages use of derivatives central counterparty
Bank of Canada deputy calls for ‘material increase’ in central counterparty membership; supports smaller institutions accessing service through existing participants
Kuroda uncompromising on deflation
New Bank of Japan governor says the central bank will need to expand its asset purchase programme and firmly communicate its commitment to raising inflation
Jwala Rambarran looks to exploit ‘Southern Silk Road’
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago governor looks to exploit trade relationships with emerging markets; identifies Bollywood potential
Bangladesh Bank governor says micro-finance regulation must tread fine line
Atiur Rahman says supervisors must strike a difficult balance between encouraging over-indebtedness and damaging financial inclusion when regulating micro-finance
RBI’s Sinha says good bank governance should reduce need for intervention
Deputy governor sets out Indian corporate governance requirements; says sound corporate practices and regulation should complement one another, reducing the need for supervisors to intervene
Dombret warns national banking systems are too-big-to-fail
Bundesbank’s Andreas Dombret says too-big-to-fail problem extends to whole banking systems; says some eurozone systems could have to be downsized