Speech
Putting euro banknotes and coins into circulation
Speech - Eugenio Domingo Solans, Member of the Governing Council and the Executive Board of the European Central Bank delivered a speech at the Euro 2002 Information Campaign conference hosted by the Banco de Portugal on 15 May.
Monetary Authority of Singapore Amendment Bill
SPEECH - Second reading speech of the Banking Amendment Bill by Lee Hsien Loong, DPM, Singapore and Chairman, MAS.
Speech by Clifford Smout of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by Clifford Smout, Head of Foreign Exchange Division at the Bank of England at the 'Euromoney' Forex Forum on 16 May 2001. Foreign Exchange as a Business in the 21st Century.
Monetary policy and the economic outlook in Japan
SPEECH - Given by Kazuo Ueda, Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, at Council on Foreign Relations in New York, May 11.
Closing speech of 2001 ADB annual meeting
SPEECH - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) concluded its 34th annual meeting of the board of governors on 11 May. The meeting, which was held in Hawaii, finished with a speech from the President of ADB Tadao Chino.
Address to the Asian Development Bank Meeting
SPEECH - Address by Paul H. O'Neill, Chairman of the Board of Governors and Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to the Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting, Hawaii 2001.
Sir Eddie George at the University of Zurich
SPEECH - The Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Eddie George, gave a speech at the Swiss Institute of International Studies, University of Zurich on May 7.
Interview with Governor of Malaysian CB
SPEECH - The Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia gave an Interview for the Banking Supplement 2001 of The Star newspaper on 30 April 2001. The Governor gave his views on the developments, challenges and opportunities facing the Malaysian banking…
Main comments from ECB's Issing speech
SPEECH - Edited highlights of a speech by Otmar Issing, chief economist of the European Central Bank, at a business seminar in London on May 3.
China CBank criticises IMF supervision remit
Speaking at the IMF/World Bank meetings, Li Ruogu, vice-governor of the People's Bank of China argued that the IMF's supervision remit should not include anti-money-laundering
Brown rejects switching inflation target
In a keynote speech to the International Monetary Fund's international monetary and financialcommittee, attended by 24 finance ministers, UK Chancellor, Gordon Brown, rejected calls for the UK to adopt a 2% inflation target to fit in with the euro-area
Speeches at the SNB's annual shareholder meeting
SPEECH - At the annual general meeting of the Swiss National Bank in Berne on Apr 20, the president of the Bank Council, Eduard Belser, and SNB chairman, Jean-Pierre Roth, both gave speeches to present the central bank's annual report. Belser reports on…
Rationale for transparency in central banking
SPEECH - The vice chairman of the Federal Reserve, Roger Ferguson, in a speech on central bank transparency, said that a transparent central bank will not always make its decision widely predictable.
Clementi-Basel Accord must avoid pro-cyclicality
UNITED KINGDOM - The world's banks and the financial system as a whole should make sure risk-sensitive capital requirements set out in the new Basel Accord don't aggravate cyclical economic downturns, Bank of England deputy governor David Clementi said…
HK to fully deregulate interest rates in July 2001
HONG KONG - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority said Apr 9, 2001 the territory's interest rates will be fully liberalized when the deregulation that covers Hong Kong dollar savings and current accounts goes ahead as scheduled July 3.
Financial education should begin early-Greenspan
UNITED STATES - Consumers should become familiar with the basics of personal finance at a relatively young age, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Apr 6 in remarks that did not touch on the U.S. economy or monetary policy.
Ferguson on the monetary transmission mechanism
SPEECH - Fed vice chairman Roger Ferguson gave a speech on Apr 5, 2001 titled "Understanding Financial Consolidation" - a speech that he has already given three times this year. It is based on a study, commissioned by the G10 and directed by Ferguson,…
E-economy: will we still need banks in the future
SPEECH - Wim Duisenberg, president of the European Central Bank, gave a speech on April 4 about the developments in electronic finance and the implications for banks. He is optimistic of the benefits, such as a more efficient allocation of capital, but…
Role of research in the policy process-Gramlich
SPEECH - US Federal Reserve governor Edward Gramlich gave a speech on Apr 5, 2001, about the usefulness of private sector research into financial services for helping the Fed measure up and assess how well its laws and regulations are achieving their…
RBA Stevens optimistic on economic growth
AUSTRALIA - Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Glenn Stevens said on Apr 5, 2001 there is genuine uncertainty about Australia's short-term economic outlook, but he expected a return to normal rates of growth, possibly by mid-2001.
BoE Plenderleith comments on sterling bond market
SPEECH - In a speech to a conference organised by the Association of British Insurers on Apr 2, 2001, Ian Plenderleith, executive director of the Bank of England and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, reviews developments in the sterling non-gilt…
What central banks can and can't do-RBNZ Don Brash
SPEECH - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Governor Don Brash is urging people to be realistic about what monetary policy can achieve. Speaking to the Trans-Tasman Business Circle in Sydney, Dr Brash said that "In recent years ... the public have come to…
SNB's Bruno Gehrig speech on the euro
SPEECH - Bruno Gehrig, vice-chairman of the Swiss National Bank, gave a speech on Mar 27, 2001 in front of the Swiss Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Southern Upper-Rhine Region about the euro two years on and its impact on the Swiss economy and…
New payment systems need cbank monitoring-ECB
SPEECH - New cross-border payments initiatives need to be closely monitored by central banks to ensure they are as safe and solid as dealing direct with central banks, a European Central Bank board member said on Apr 2, 2001.