Masaaki Shirakawa - Central bankers' and BIS management speeches

Date Publications
23 Apr 2012

Masaaki Shirakawa: The importance of fiscal sustainability - preconditions for stability in the financial system and in prices

Remarks by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Bank of France Financial Stability Review launch event, Washington DC, 21 April 2012.

20 Apr 2012

Masaaki Shirakawa: Society, economy and the central bank

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Foreign Policy Association, New York, 18 April 2012.

20 Apr 2012

Masaaki Shirakawa: Japan-US economic relations - what we can learn from each other

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC), Washington DC, 19 April 2012.

29 Mar 2012

Masaaki Shirakawa: Central banking - before, during, and after the crisis

Remarks by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Board and the International Journal of Central Banking, Washington DC, 24 March 2012.

21 Feb 2012

Masaaki Shirakawa: The Bank of Japan's efforts toward overcoming deflation

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Japan National Press Club, Tokyo, 17 February 2012.

10 Feb 2012

Masaaki Shirakawa: Finance in Asia - banking business and capital markets

Keynote address by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the dinner reception, hosted by the Japan Securities Dealers Association, preceding the International Conference, Tokyo, 9 February 2012.

13 Jan 2012

Masaaki Shirakawa: Deleveraging and growth - is the developed world following Japan's long and winding road?

Lecture by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the London School of Economics and Political Science, co-hosted by the Asia Research Centre and STICERD, London School of Economics, London, 10 January 2011.

27 Dec 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Globalization and population aging - challenges facing Japan

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, to the Board of Councillors of Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), Tokyo, 22 December 2011.

01 Dec 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Japan's economy - current situation, outlook, and challenges

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting with business leaders, Nagoya, 28 November 2011.

15 Nov 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: What is so special about financial innovation?

Keynote address by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Netherlands Bank conference in honour of Mr Nout Wellink on "Welfare effects of financial innovation" (via videoconference) , Amsterdam, 11 November 2011.

08 Nov 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: The outlook and challenges for Japan's economy

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting with business leaders, Osaka, 31 October 2011.

05 Oct 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Insurance companies and the financial system - a central bank perspective

Keynote address by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the 18th Annual Conference of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), Seoul, 30 September 2011.

10 Aug 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Recent developments in Japan's economy and the conduct of monetary policy

Statement by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, concerning the Bank's Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control, before the Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Councillors, Tokyo, 9 August 2011.

26 Jul 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Japan's economy and monetary policy

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Kisaragi-kai Meeting, Tokyo, 25 July 2011.

15 Jul 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control

Statement by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, concerning the Bank's Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control, before the Committee on Financial Affairs, House of Representatives, Tokyo, 13 July 2011.

08 Jul 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: How to address tail risks

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Annual General Meeting 2011 of the Foreign Bankers' Association in the Netherlands, Amsterdam, 27 June 2011.

23 Jun 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Money, government securities and a central bank

Keynote address by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the 2011 Spring Meeting of The Japan Society of Monetary Economics, Tokyo, 28 May 2010.

06 Jun 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Bubbles, demographic change and natural disasters

Opening speech Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the 2011 Annual International Conference hosted by the Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan, Tokyo, 1 June 2011.

26 May 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Japan's economy after the great earthquake - rebuilding, revival, and further growth

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, 25 May 2011.

10 May 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: The transition from high growth to stable growth - Japan's experience and implications for emerging economies

Remarks by Mr Masaaki Shirakwa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Bank of Finland 200th Anniversary Conference, Helsinki, 5 May 2011.

19 Apr 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Great East Japan Earthquake - resilience of society and determination to rebuild

Remarks by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, 14 April 2011.

11 Apr 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: One month after the great East Japan earthquake - critical role of financial infrastructure

Opening remarks by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at a meeting hosted by the Institute of Regulation & Risk, North Asia, Tokyo, 11 April 2011.

09 Mar 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: 150 years of innovation and challenges in monetary control

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, in celebration of the 150th anniversary of German-Japanese diplomatic relations, Frankfurt am Main, 8 March 2011.

22 Feb 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Global imbalances and current account imbalances

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Banque de France Financial Stability Launch Event, Paris, 18 February 2011.

07 Feb 2011

Masaaki Shirakawa: Toward a revitalization of Japan's economy

Speech by Mr Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor of the Bank of Japan, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Tokyo, 7 February 2011.