SPEECH - In a speech on 'Central banking, financial stability and Basel II' Andrew Crockett of the BIS said restoring financial stability has been at the core of the efforts to revive economic performance. Promoting financial health, however, is not just a temporary challenge following a crisis. It is a task that has to be pursued on a continuous basis. Crockett also looks back at the challenges of the last two decades as a central banker, with the surge in inflation during the 1970s and