Supervisory information essential - ECB's Mersch

It is of utmost importance that a central bank has access to supervisory information, said Yves Mersch, the governor of the Central Bank of Luxembourg and a member of the European Central Bank's Governing Council.

Central banks have the ultimate responsibility for financial stability and they alone have the resources to serve as a lender of last resort when the need arises, Mersch noted, adding that the prominent role of central banks in the resolution of crisis by the provision of liquidity had

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