Global Business Network
Good evening. Let me thank the Governing Board of Spain Investors Day and their President, Benito Berceruelo, for kindly inviting me to participate in the closing of the 11th edition of this annual international forum. As in previous years, it will undoubtedly contribute to enhancing Spain’s image and to promoting international investment in our country. … Read more
Good morning, dear listeners, fellow Governors, I would like to thank the Governors for their insights in this panel, and also the organisers of the conference for inviting me. Discussing the role of banks in the time of COVID-19 is indeed vital. Banking is as important to the economy as the heart is to the human … Read more
Tēnā koutou katoa, welcome all. It is a privilege to be here with you today – alongside the rest of the Bank’s Senior Leadership Team – to report on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s achievements, challenges, and opportunities on what has been an extraordinary and unprecedented year. Like many organisations and businesses, we, at … Read more
Introduction Good morning, and thank you for hosting me today. I’m sure many of you share my sentiments about these virtual events-that we would much rather be together in person, and yet we are grateful for the technology that allows us to gather online. The need to switch to this digital platform is, of course, … Read more
Good morning, it is a pleasure to participate in this event and I look forward to discussing both the importance of leadership and some of the challenges for leaders, the ones we’ve faced and the ones ahead of us. Looking back Last year was extremely difficult for people all over the world. The public health … Read more
Covid-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented negative shock and to that extent required an extraordinary response from monetary and fiscal authorities around the globe. In the face of this shock, central banks have gone beyond the traditional frameworks, by adopting an expansionary monetary policy to expand the central bank’s balance sheet. This material describes the dilemmas … Read more
Introduction It is an honour to speak at this 30th Annual Bahamas Business Outlook and to reflect on the related themes of “recover, adapt and advance.” I would like to focus my presentation on the role of the financial sector in this process, from the perspective of transformation and growth, and to relate this to … Read more
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for joining today’s conference call. The report we present today is novel in two respects: First, the report benefited from the unique data collection on covid-19 related support measures under Recommendation ESRB/2020/8 issued by the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) in May 2020. This support has a total nominal value … Read more
Good morning. I want to thank the American Bankers Association for inviting me to speak to you today. Two years ago, I gave my first speech as a Federal Reserve governor at this conference in San Diego, and it is always great to be with you-even if remotely from our recording studio at the Board. … Read more
I. Recent Economic and Price Developments A. Economic Developments I will begin my speech by talking about overseas economies. The growth rates for the April-June quarter of 2020 were substantially negative in many countries due to measures such as lockdowns implemented in response to the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). However, those for the … Read more