Central bankers' speeches - BIS

Date	Titles
31 May 2005	Shyamala Gopinath: Retail banking - opportunities and challenges Keynote address by Ms Shyamala Gopinath, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the IBA - Banking Frontiers International Conference on “Retail Banking Directions: Opportunities & Challenges”, Mumbai, 28 May 2005.
31 May 2005	V Leeladhar: Emerging challenges before the Indian banks - the road ahead First Annual Dena Bank Foundation Day address by Mr V Leeladhar, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, to commemorate its founder, the Late Pranlal Devkaran Nanjee, Mumbai, 26 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Lars Heikensten: The Riksbank and stabilisation policy Speech by Mr Lars Heikensten, Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at a discussion seminar of LO (the labour organisation), Stockholm, 24 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Jean-Claude Trichet: Testimony before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Introductory statement by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, Brussels, 23 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Jean-Claude Trichet: Financial markets integration in Europe: the ECB's view Speech by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, at the 9th European Financial Markets Convention Federation of European Securities Exchanges, Brussels, 26 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Zeti Akhtar Aziz: The rise and effectiveness of corporate governance in the Islamic financial services industry Speech by Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, at the 2nd Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Summit, Doha, 24 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Ardian Fullani: Important issues for the future of the Albanian banking system Speech by Mr Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the Inter Balkan Forum of Banking Associations, Durrës, 20 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Susan Schmidt Bies: Capital and risk management Remarks by Ms Susan Schmidt Bies, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Women in Housing and Finance Spring Symposium, Capital Issues for Financial Institutions, Washington, DC, 26 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Edward M Gramlich: The politics of inflation targeting Remarks by Mr Edward M Gramlich, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Euromoney Inflation Conference, Paris, 26 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Jarle Bergo: The economic outlook and household debt Address by Mr Jarle Bergo, Deputy Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), at the annual meeting of the Association of Norwegian Finance Houses, Gardermoen, 27 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Kristina Persson: Why is inflation so low? The example of the retail sector Speech by Ms Kristina Persson, Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, at the Nordic Retail College, Norrtälje, 24 May 2005.
30 May 2005	Hermann Remsperger: Macroeconomic risk and policy responses Welcome address by Professor Hermann Remsperger, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the 7th Bundesbank Spring Conference 'Macroeconomic Risk and Policy Responses', Berlin, 27 May 2005.
25 May 2005	Jaime Caruana: Basel II and corporate governance issues Speech by Mr Jaime Caruana, Governor of the Bank of Spain and Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, at the 2nd Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Summit 2005: The Rise and Effectiveness of Corporate Governance in the Islamic Financial Services Industry, Doha, 24 May 2005.
25 May 2005	Philipp M Hildebrand: Do financial markets promote responsible behaviour? Speech by Dr Philipp M Hildebrand, Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, at the 35th ICS-Symposium, University of St Gallen, 21 May 2005.
25 May 2005	Svein Gjedrem: The conduct of monetary policy Introductory statement by Mr Svein Gjedrem, Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), at the hearing before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs of the Storting (Norwegian parliament), Oslo, 23 May 2005.
25 May 2005	Süreyya Serdengeçti: Financial stability and implications of Basel II Opening speech by Mr Süreyya Serdengeçti, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, at the conference on “Financial stability and implications of Basel II”, Istanbul, 16 May 2005.
25 May 2005	Stanley Fischer: A central banker's look at key issues facing the EBRD Address by Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel, at the EBRD Annual Meeting, Belgrade, 22 May 2005.
25 May 2005	Ardian Fullani: Recent financial and economic developments in Albania Speech by Mr Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, while presenting the 2004 Annual Report to the Albanian Parliament Audience, Tirana, 9 April 2005.
25 May 2005	Ishrat Husain: The Asian Clearing Union Welcome address by Mr Ishrat Husain, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, at the inaugural ceremony of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), Lahore, 16 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Alan Greenspan: Energy Remarks by Mr Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, before the Economic Club of New York, New York, 20 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Alan Greenspan: Government-sponsored enterprises Remarks by Mr Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, to the Conference on Housing, Mortgage Finance, and the Macroeconomy, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, (via satellite), 19 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Marion Williams: Regional growth of accounting and other service firms Address by Dr Marion Williams, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, at the launch of the New Deloitte (Barbados), St. James, 12 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Ishrat Husain: SME financing - issues and strategies Welcome address by Mr Ishrat Husain, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, at the Conference on SME Financing: Issues and Strategies, Lahore, 10 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Susan Schmidt Bies: Observations on measuring and managing operational risk under Basel II Remarks by Ms Susan Schmidt Bies, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Federal Reserve System’s Conference on Implementing an Advanced Measurement Approach for Operational Risk, Boston, 19 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Donald L Kohn: Modelling inflation - a policymaker's perspective Remarks by Mr Donald L Kohn, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, to the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy Conference, Frankfurt am Main, 20 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Mark W Olson: The Federal Reserve in an electronic world Remarks by Mr Mark W Olson, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the 2005 Payments Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, 19 May 2005.
23 May 2005	Lars Nyberg: The Riksbank and the inflation target Speech by Mr Lars Nyberg, Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at Nordea, Copenhagen, 19 May 2005.
20 May 2005	Mervyn King: Monetary policy - practice ahead of theory Text of the Mais Lecture 2005 by Mr Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, at the Cass Business School, City University, London, 17 May 2005.
20 May 2005	Süreyya Serdengeçti: Basic changes in the Turkish economy - problems and solutions Opening speech by Mr Süreyya Serdengeçti, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, on the occasion of the 73rd Shareholders’ Ordinary General Meeting of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Ankara, 12 April 2005.
20 May 2005	Sunil Mendis: Economic performance, prospects and challenges Speech by Mr Sunil Mendis, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at the Donor Conference, Kandy, 15-17 May 2005.
20 May 2005	Sir Andrew Large: A framework for financial stability Speech by Sir Andrew Large, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, at the International Conference on Financial System Stability and Implications of Basel II, Istanbul, 18 May 2005.
19 May 2005	Toshihiko Fukui: Toward achieving strong economic growth in Japan Summary of a speech given by Mr Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) Members’ Meeting, Tokyo, 13 May 2005.
19 May 2005	Y V Reddy: Banking sector reforms in India - an overview Address by Dr Y V Reddy, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Institute of Bankers of Pakistan, Karachi, 18 May 2005.
19 May 2005	Tarisa Watanagase: Supervisory concerns in an IT environment Speech by Dr Tarisa Watanagase, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Thailand, at the 2nd SEACEN/ Federal Reserve System Course on Electronic Banking and Technology Risk Supervision, Bangkok, 12 May 2005.
19 May 2005	Susan Schmidt Bies: Financial stability benefits and implementation challenges of Basel II Remarks by Ms Susan Schmidt Bies, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s International Conference on Financial Stability and Implications of Basel II, Istanbul, 17 May 2005.
19 May 2005	Lucas Papademos: Monetary stability and financial integration in Europe Speech by Mr Lucas Papademos, Vice President of the European Central Bank, at the First Annual Meeting of Greek and Turkish Bank Chief Executives, organised by the Institute of International Finance, Alpha Bank and Iºbank, Athens, 9 May 2005.
19 May 2005	Eva Srejber: The divorce between macro financial stability and micro supervisory responsibility - are we now in for a more stable life? Speech by Ms Eva Srejber, First Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at the 33rd Economics Conference of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian National Bank), Vienna, 13 May 2005.
19 May 2005	William L Rutledge: Basel II - risk management and financial stability Remarks by Mr William L Rutledge, Executive Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s International Conference on Financial Stability and Implications of Basel II, Istanbul, 17 May 2005.
17 May 2005	Jaime Caruana: Overview of Basel II and its reflections on financial stability Speech by Mr Jaime Caruana, Governor of the Bank of Spain and Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, at the International Conference on Financial Stability and Implications of Basel II, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Istanbul, 16 May 2005.
17 May 2005	Jaime Caruana: Monetary policy and Basel II Speech by Mr Jaime Caruana, Governor of the Bank of Spain and Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, at the 33rd Economics Conference, Vienna, 13 May 2005.

31 May 2005

Shyamala Gopinath: Retail banking - opportunities and challenges

Keynote address by Ms Shyamala Gopinath, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the IBA - Banking Frontiers International Conference on “Retail Banking Directions: Opportunities & Challenges”, Mumbai, 28 May 2005.

31 May 2005

V Leeladhar: Emerging challenges before the Indian banks - the road ahead

First Annual Dena Bank Foundation Day address by Mr V Leeladhar, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, to commemorate its founder, the Late Pranlal Devkaran Nanjee, Mumbai, 26 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Lars Heikensten: The Riksbank and stabilisation policy

Speech by Mr Lars Heikensten, Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at a discussion seminar of LO (the labour organisation), Stockholm, 24 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Jean-Claude Trichet: Testimony before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament

Introductory statement by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, Brussels, 23 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Jean-Claude Trichet: Financial markets integration in Europe: the ECB's view

Speech by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, at the 9th European Financial Markets Convention Federation of European Securities Exchanges, Brussels, 26 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Zeti Akhtar Aziz: The rise and effectiveness of corporate governance in the Islamic financial services industry

Speech by Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, at the 2nd Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Summit, Doha, 24 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Ardian Fullani: Important issues for the future of the Albanian banking system

Speech by Mr Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the Inter Balkan Forum of Banking Associations, Durrës, 20 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Susan Schmidt Bies: Capital and risk management

Remarks by Ms Susan Schmidt Bies, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Women in Housing and Finance Spring Symposium, Capital Issues for Financial Institutions, Washington, DC, 26 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Edward M Gramlich: The politics of inflation targeting

Remarks by Mr Edward M Gramlich, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Euromoney Inflation Conference, Paris, 26 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Jarle Bergo: The economic outlook and household debt

Address by Mr Jarle Bergo, Deputy Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), at the annual meeting of the Association of Norwegian Finance Houses, Gardermoen, 27 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Kristina Persson: Why is inflation so low? The example of the retail sector

Speech by Ms Kristina Persson, Deputy Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, at the Nordic Retail College, Norrtälje, 24 May 2005.

30 May 2005

Hermann Remsperger: Macroeconomic risk and policy responses

Welcome address by Professor Hermann Remsperger, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the 7th Bundesbank Spring Conference 'Macroeconomic Risk and Policy Responses', Berlin, 27 May 2005.

25 May 2005

Jaime Caruana: Basel II and corporate governance issues

Speech by Mr Jaime Caruana, Governor of the Bank of Spain and Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, at the 2nd Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) Summit 2005: The Rise and Effectiveness of Corporate Governance in the Islamic Financial Services Industry, Doha, 24 May 2005.

25 May 2005

Philipp M Hildebrand: Do financial markets promote responsible behaviour?

Speech by Dr Philipp M Hildebrand, Member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, at the 35th ICS-Symposium, University of St Gallen, 21 May 2005.

25 May 2005

Svein Gjedrem: The conduct of monetary policy

Introductory statement by Mr Svein Gjedrem, Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), at the hearing before the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs of the Storting (Norwegian parliament), Oslo, 23 May 2005.

25 May 2005

Süreyya Serdengeçti: Financial stability and implications of Basel II

Opening speech by Mr Süreyya Serdengeçti, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, at the conference on “Financial stability and implications of Basel II”, Istanbul, 16 May 2005.

25 May 2005

Stanley Fischer: A central banker's look at key issues facing the EBRD

Address by Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel, at the EBRD Annual Meeting, Belgrade, 22 May 2005.

25 May 2005

Ardian Fullani: Recent financial and economic developments in Albania

Speech by Mr Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, while presenting the 2004 Annual Report to the Albanian Parliament Audience, Tirana, 9 April 2005.

25 May 2005

Ishrat Husain: The Asian Clearing Union

Welcome address by Mr Ishrat Husain, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, at the inaugural ceremony of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Asian Clearing Union (ACU), Lahore, 16 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Alan Greenspan: Energy

Remarks by Mr Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, before the Economic Club of New York, New York, 20 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Alan Greenspan: Government-sponsored enterprises

Remarks by Mr Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, to the Conference on Housing, Mortgage Finance, and the Macroeconomy, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, (via satellite), 19 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Marion Williams: Regional growth of accounting and other service firms

Address by Dr Marion Williams, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, at the launch of the New Deloitte (Barbados), St. James, 12 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Ishrat Husain: SME financing - issues and strategies

Welcome address by Mr Ishrat Husain, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, at the Conference on SME Financing: Issues and Strategies, Lahore, 10 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Susan Schmidt Bies: Observations on measuring and managing operational risk under Basel II

Remarks by Ms Susan Schmidt Bies, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Federal Reserve System’s Conference on Implementing an Advanced Measurement Approach for Operational Risk, Boston, 19 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Donald L Kohn: Modelling inflation - a policymaker's perspective

Remarks by Mr Donald L Kohn, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, to the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy Conference, Frankfurt am Main, 20 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Mark W Olson: The Federal Reserve in an electronic world

Remarks by Mr Mark W Olson, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the 2005 Payments Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, 19 May 2005.

23 May 2005

Lars Nyberg: The Riksbank and the inflation target

Speech by Mr Lars Nyberg, Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at Nordea, Copenhagen, 19 May 2005.

20 May 2005

Mervyn King: Monetary policy - practice ahead of theory

Text of the Mais Lecture 2005 by Mr Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, at the Cass Business School, City University, London, 17 May 2005.

20 May 2005

Süreyya Serdengeçti: Basic changes in the Turkish economy - problems and solutions

Opening speech by Mr Süreyya Serdengeçti, Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, on the occasion of the 73rd Shareholders’ Ordinary General Meeting of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Ankara, 12 April 2005.

20 May 2005

Sunil Mendis: Economic performance, prospects and challenges

Speech by Mr Sunil Mendis, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, at the Donor Conference, Kandy, 15-17 May 2005.

20 May 2005

Sir Andrew Large: A framework for financial stability

Speech by Sir Andrew Large, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, at the International Conference on Financial System Stability and Implications of Basel II, Istanbul, 18 May 2005.

19 May 2005

Toshihiko Fukui: Toward achieving strong economic growth in Japan

Summary of a speech given by Mr Toshihiko Fukui, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives) Members’ Meeting, Tokyo, 13 May 2005.

19 May 2005

Y V Reddy: Banking sector reforms in India - an overview

Address by Dr Y V Reddy, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Institute of Bankers of Pakistan, Karachi, 18 May 2005.

19 May 2005

Tarisa Watanagase: Supervisory concerns in an IT environment

Speech by Dr Tarisa Watanagase, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Thailand, at the 2nd SEACEN/ Federal Reserve System Course on Electronic Banking and Technology Risk Supervision, Bangkok, 12 May 2005.

19 May 2005

Susan Schmidt Bies: Financial stability benefits and implementation challenges of Basel II

Remarks by Ms Susan Schmidt Bies, Member of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s International Conference on Financial Stability and Implications of Basel II, Istanbul, 17 May 2005.

19 May 2005

Lucas Papademos: Monetary stability and financial integration in Europe

Speech by Mr Lucas Papademos, Vice President of the European Central Bank, at the First Annual Meeting of Greek and Turkish Bank Chief Executives, organised by the Institute of International Finance, Alpha Bank and Iºbank, Athens, 9 May 2005.

19 May 2005

Eva Srejber: The divorce between macro financial stability and micro supervisory responsibility - are we now in for a more stable life?

Speech by Ms Eva Srejber, First Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at the 33rd Economics Conference of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (Austrian National Bank), Vienna, 13 May 2005.

19 May 2005

William L Rutledge: Basel II - risk management and financial stability

Remarks by Mr William L Rutledge, Executive Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey’s International Conference on Financial Stability and Implications of Basel II, Istanbul, 17 May 2005.

17 May 2005

Jaime Caruana: Overview of Basel II and its reflections on financial stability

Speech by Mr Jaime Caruana, Governor of the Bank of Spain and Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, at the International Conference on Financial Stability and Implications of Basel II, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, Istanbul, 16 May 2005.

17 May 2005

Jaime Caruana: Monetary policy and Basel II

Speech by Mr Jaime Caruana, Governor of the Bank of Spain and Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, at the 33rd Economics Conference, Vienna, 13 May 2005.

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