Speeches

Central bankers' speeches - last 3 months

5 Feb 2010

European Central Bank: Press conference - introductory statementPDF

Introductory statement by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, and Mr Lucas Papademos, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, 4 February 2010.


5 Feb 2010

Mark Carney: The coming thawPDF

Remarks by Mr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 4 February 2010.


5 Feb 2010

Seongtae Lee: Overview of the Korean economyPDF

New Year speech by Mr Seongtae Lee, Governor of the Bank of Korea, at the Bank of Korea, Seoul, 4 January 2010.


5 Feb 2010

Yves Mersch: The financial crisis - challenges and new ideasPDF

Speech by Mr Yves Mersch, Governor of the Central Bank of Luxembourg, at the Luxembourg School of Finance, Luxembourg, 28 January 2010.


5 Feb 2010

Sultan Bin Nasser Al-Suwaidi: The global financial crisis and issues for a regulatory responsePDF

Welcoming remarks by H E Sultan Bin Nasser Al-Suwaidi, Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, at the high-level meeting on "Regulatory & Supervisory Policies in Light of the Recent Financial Crisis", Abu Dhabi, 16 November 2009.


4 Feb 2010

Ben S Bernanke: Swearing-in ceremony remarksPDF

Speech by Mr Ben S Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the ceremonial swearing-in, Washington DC, 3 February 2010.


4 Feb 2010

DeLisle Worrell: Making the financial system more securePDF

Address by Dr DeLisle Worrell, Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, at a joint luncheon meeting of the Barbados International Business Association (BIBA) and domestic bankers, Hastings, 2 February 2010.


4 Feb 2010

Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile: The road to monetary union in East AfricaPDF

Keynote address by Prof Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, Governor of the Bank of Uganda, at the validation workshop of the draft final report of the monetary union study, Kampala, 18-20 January 2010.


4 Feb 2010

Subir Gokarn: Interview with Business StandardPDF

Interview with Dr Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, conducted by the Business Standard, Mumbai, 1 February 2010.


4 Feb 2010

Kevin Warsh: Regulation and its discontentsPDF

Speech by Mr Kevin Warsh, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the New York Association for Business Economics, New York, 3 February 2010.


3 Feb 2010

Masaaki Shirakawa: Japan's economy and monetary policyPDF

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting held by the Naigai Josei Chousa Kai (Research Institute of Japan), Tokyo, 29 January 2010.


3 Feb 2010

Stefan Ingves: The crisis in the Baltic - the Riksbank's measures, assessments and lessons learnedPDF

Speech by Mr Stefan Ingves, Governor of the Sveriges Riskbank, to the Riksdag Committee on Finance, Stockholm, 2 February 2010.


3 Feb 2010

Ardian Fullani: Recent economic and financial developments in AlbaniaPDF

Speech by Mr Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the press conference on monetary policy decision of the Supervisory Council of the Bank of Albania, Tirana, 27 January 2010.


3 Feb 2010

Svante Öberg: The financial crisis and wage formationPDF

Speech by Mr Svante Öberg, First Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at the National Mediation Office, Stockholm, 29 January 2010.


3 Feb 2010

V K Sharma: Affordable housing and housing financePDF

Address by Mr V K Sharma, Executive Director of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Conf. on "Affordable Housing & Housing Finance", org. by the National Housing Bank, in assoc. with the World Bank and the Inter. Finance Corp., New Delhi, 27 January 2010.


2 Feb 2010

Alan Bollard: The crisis and monetary policy - what we learned and where we are goingPDF

Address by Dr Alan Bollard, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, to the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce, Christchurch, 29 January 2010.


2 Feb 2010

Rundheersing Bheenick: Comprehensive reflections on economic and financial activities in Mauritius during 2009PDF

Letter by Mr Rundheersing Bheenick, Governor of the Bank of Mauritius, to stakeholders, Bank of Mauritius, Port Louis, December 2009.


2 Feb 2010

Donald L Kohn: Focusing on bank interest rate risk exposurePDF

Remarks by Mr Donald L Kohn, Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's symposium on interest rate risk management, Arlington, Virginia, 29 January 2010.


2 Feb 2010

Andrew G Haldane: The debt hangoverPDF

Speech by Mr Andrew G Haldane, Executive Director, Financial Stability, Bank of England, at a Professional Dinner, Liverpool, 27 January 2010.


2 Feb 2010

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi: From boom to bust - towards a new equilibrium in bank creditPDF

Speech by Mr Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the Ernst & Young Business School seminar, Milan, 29 January 2010.


29 Jan 2010

Mar Gudmundsson: The financial crisis in Iceland and the fault lines in cross-border bankingPDF

Speech by Mr Mar Gudmundsson, Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland, at FIBE, Bergen, 7 January 2010.


29 Jan 2010

Zeti Akhtar Aziz: Expanding further understanding of Islamic financePDF

Welcoming remarks by Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz, Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, at the INCEIF's (The Global Univ. in Islamic Fin.) Public Lecture by Dr Abbas Mirakhor, the First Holder of INCEIF Chair of Islamic Fin., Kuala Lumpur, 29 January 2010.


29 Jan 2010

Jose De Gregorio: The monetary policy report and the financial stability reportPDF

Presentation by Mr Jose De Gregorio, Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, before the Finance Commission of the Honorable Senate of the Republic, Santiago de Chile, 16 December 2009.


29 Jan 2010

Leasi Papali'i Scanlan: Financial inclusion and mobile banking in SamoaPDF

Address by Mr Leasi Papali'i Scanlan, Governor of the Central Bank of Samoa, at the official opening of the Workshop/Information Exchange on "Financial Inclusion and Mobile Banking in Samoa", Apia, 20 January 2010.


29 Jan 2010

Caleb M Fundanga: Exploring and creating financial opportunities in ZambiaPDF

Remarks by Mr Caleb M Fundanga, Governor of the Bank of Zambia, at the official opening of Venture Capital Workshop, Lusaka, 26 January 2010.


28 Jan 2010

Jean-Claude Trichet: Interview with The Wall Street JournalPDF

Interview by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, with The Wall Street Journal, conducted by Messrs Brian Blackstone and Matthew Karnitschnig, published on 27 January 2010.


28 Jan 2010

Svein Gjedrem: Housing finance in NorwayPDF

Speech by Mr Svein Gjedrem, Governor of Norges Bank (Central Bank of Norway), to the Norwegian Covered Bond Forum, Oslo, 27 January 2010.


28 Jan 2010

Darmin Nasution: Strengthening Indonesian banking, embracing global recoveryPDF

Speech by Dr Darmin Nasution, Acting Governor of Bank Indonesia, at the Bankers' Dinner 2010, Jakarta, 22 January 2010.


28 Jan 2010

Mohd Razif bin Abd Kadir: Islamic finance and the collaboration between Malaysia and BahrainPDF

Special remarks by Mr Mohd Razif bin Abd Kadir, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, at the Signing Ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding between Bursa Malaysia - Bahrain Financial Exchange, Manama, 24 January 2010.


28 Jan 2010

Bandid Nijathaworn: The future of monetary policyPDF

Remarks by Mr Bandid Nijathaworn, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Thailand, at "SEACEN/BIS Seminar on Central Bank Challenges in Emerging Market Economies in the Post-Crisis Era", Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 21 January 2010.


28 Jan 2010

Lorenzo Bini Smaghi: Reflections on the exit strategyPDF

Speech by Mr Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, 21 January 2010.


27 Jan 2010

Jean-Claude Trichet: Interview with FOCUSPDF

Interview with Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, and the German magazine FOCUS, conducted by Messrs Uli Dönch, Thomas Zorn and Bernd Johann on 19 January 2010.


27 Jan 2010

Norman T L Chan: Responding to the financial crisis - financial reform impacts and regulatory regime changesPDF

Opening remarks by Mr Norman T L Chan, Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority, at the Asian Financial Forum 2010, Policy dialogue: "Responding to the fin. crisis - fin. reform impacts and regulatory regime changes", Hong Kong, 20 January 2010.


27 Jan 2010

Perks M Ligoya: Safeguarding Malawi's foreign exchange reservesPDF

Speech by Dr Perks M Ligoya, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, at the official launch of the Exchange Control Manual, Blantyre, 29 December 2009.


27 Jan 2010

Ewart S Williams: Opportunities available for business growth in Trinidad and TobagoPDF

Address by Mr Ewart S Williams, Governor of the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, at the Employers' Consultative Association Conference, Port-of-Spain, 21 January 2010.


27 Jan 2010

Lars Nyberg: Time to change cash to cards?PDF

Speech by Mr Lars Nyberg, Deputy Governor of the Sveriges Riksbank, at the 9th annual Nordic Card Markets conference, Stockholm, 20 January 2010.


27 Jan 2010

Zamani Abdul Ghani: Malaysia - seizing the opportunity to evolvePDF

Opening remarks by Mr Zamani Abdul Ghani, Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malaysia, at the Seminar on Financing for Overseas Project, Kuala Lumpur, 14 January 2010.


26 Jan 2010

William C Dudley: Lessons of the crisis - the implications for regulatory reformPDF

Remarks by Mr William C Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, at the Partnership for New York City discussion, New York, 20 January 2010.


26 Jan 2010

Jean-Claude Trichet: Welcome message at the Annual General Assembly of the Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI)PDF

Speech by Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, at the Annual General Assembly of the Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI), Tel Aviv, 21 January 2010.


26 Jan 2010

Mark Carney: Summary of the latest Monetary Policy Report updatePDF

Opening statement by Mr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, at a press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report, Ottawa, 21 January 2010.