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Interest rates ‘too blunt’ to address financial stability, says Chilean governor
Chile’s Rodrigo Vergara says rates are often not the most efficient instrument to tackle financial stability issues
RBI’s Subbarao encourages more ambitious global governance
Reserve Bank of India governor wants more cohesive policies between countries, and commitments to be enforced
Norges Bank’s Olsen says inflation targeting is 'more flexible'
Firmly anchored inflation expectations allow economic stability to be considered when setting interest rates
RBA’s Stevens plays down Australian growth problems
Glenn Stevens calls talk of an end to the mining boom ‘over-hyped’, while the Chinese economy is not as weak as feared and there are some signs of a recovery in domestic demand
Fed’s Dudley says too-big-to-fail issue unresolved
New York Fed chief rejects the idea of breaking up large and complex banks – for now
ECB’s Cœuré backs European control of national budgets
European Central Bank board member says yielding budget control to central bodies would enable countries to ‘recover’ sovereignty
Lagarde promotes deeper Asian economic integration
IMF managing director encourages wider trade and financial co-operation in South-east Asia; suggests switch of investment funds away from developed markets
RBI’s Subbarao addresses issue of struggling co-operatives
RBI governor explains his views on the root causes of problems being faced by India’s co-operative banks
Political favours damaging economic growth, says Malawian deputy
Malawi’s investment environment less competitive because of politicians’ pursuit of ‘money power’, says senior Reserve Bank official
Norwegian deputy seeks ‘eternal truths’
Jan Qvigstad establishes three basic lessons from the past that remain universally relevant today
FSB to hold non-compliant G-20 countries to account, says Carney
The Financial Stability Board will ‘name and shame’ countries that fail or attempt to avoid new global regulations aimed at improving financial market stability
Malaysia deputy pushes for progress on data
Bank Negara Malaysia’s Muhammad bin Ibrahim says data compilation should become more forward-looking and statistical needs identified more quickly
Bank of Mauritius struggles to buy-back debt, says governor
Rundheersing Bheenick says central bank is struggling to buy back bonds it was forced to issue to mop up excess liquidity
BoE’s Bailey preaches simple supervision
Bank of England executive director wants basic supervisory tools to support complex risk-based analysis
Malawi governor questions the cost of controlling inflation
Charles Chuka considers the potential effects of tightening monetary policy to rein in an inflation rate approaching 30%
Fijian governor welcomes banking competition
Reserve Bank of Fiji’s Barry Whiteside approves new entrant into banking industry, saying Fiji is not ‘sufficiently banked’
Macedonian governor says economy is stagnant
Dimitar Bogov lowers Macedonia’s growth forecast down from 1% to stagnation; expects gradual recovery in following years
Mexican deputy targets productivity obstacles
Bank of Mexico’s Manuel Sánchez attributes low GDP per capita to ‘stagnant’ productivity; urges structural reform
FSA’s Turner warns emerging markets not to repeat West’s mistakes
UK Financial Services Authority head warns public officials in emerging markets to beware bank lobby groups and their story of the limitless benefits of finance
Barbadian growth ‘stagnant’ as tourism falls
Central Bank of Barbados governor discusses economic review for first nine months of 2012 against a backdrop of falling growth and rising unemployment
Malaysian deputy puts burden of education on financial advisers
Bank Negara Malaysia deputy governor says high demand for financial products has caused the central bank to refine its conduct guidelines but responsibility for education still falls with advisers
Italy’s Visco promotes ‘deeper’ Europe
Bank of Italy governor says long-term solution to crisis is a more fully constructed Europe, although not all central bank tasks should be centralised
Insurers must prepare for climate change, says Zeti
Bank Negara Malaysia’s Zeti says climate change presents a huge challenge to Asian insurance industry; risk management systems must adapt
Albanian governor seeks EU support for Balkan countries
Ardian Fullani says European Union support would help provide the tools for greater co-operation among Balkan countries