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Feb 10, 2018

India’s Economic Reforms: Reflections on the Unfinished Agenda

Professor Vijay Joshi, Emeritus Fellow, Merton College, Oxford

Introduction Governor Patel and friends, The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has occupied a special place in my thoughts ever since I was here as a Special Adviser thirty-four years ago. It was an immensely enjoyable period of my life, not least because my ring-side position taught me more about public policy than any number of scholarly books and papers. Public policy was also the mission of Mr. L.K. Jha’s exceptionally distinguished career. He was, without question, one

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Jan 15, 2018

Understanding and Managing Interest Rate Risk at Banks

Dr. Viral V. Acharya, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Let me at the outset wish all of you a happy and healthy New Year. Thank you to Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association (FIIMDA) and its organizing team for inviting me to deliver this keynote address at its Annual Meet. I will speak today about understanding and managing better the interest rate risk at Indian banks. I will start, however, by looking elsewhere and historically, often a very good place to start. In the period after the Global Financial

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Jan 10, 2018

Regulation and Financial Stability

Shri N.S. Vishwanathan, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India

Shri Hemant Bangur, President, Merchant Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Shri Pawan Bajaj, MD and CEO, United Bank of India, other dignitaries on the dais, friends from the print and electronic media, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be here in front of this august gathering to share my thoughts on ‘’Regulations and Financial Stability’’. The financial system and markets have to be subject to suitable regulation. Therefore, the macroeconomic policies and prudentia

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Jul 29, 2016

Targeted Attacks: Protection of Critical Infrastructure of the Country & Capacity Building

Shri R. Gandhi, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

I am indeed glad to be present here today as we conclude the deliberations on an important topical area – pertaining to cyber security and protection of critical infrastructure from cyber threats, coupled with capacity building in this crucial area of importance. I must congratulate the organisers on having chosen the theme of this summit, given the concerns emanating from cyber security related incidents. 2. We are at a critical juncture in the world of today which i

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May 26, 2016

Impact of Chinese Slowdown on SAARC Region and Policy Options

Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

It is indeed a pleasure to be here this morning. Let me welcome our guests of honour from the seven other SAARC countries; especially Mr. Arjun Mahendran in his capacity as the present SAARCFINANCE Chair as also Mr. Fazle Kabir, the Bangladesh Bank Governor and Mr. Dasho Penjore, Governor Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan who will be attending the SAARCFINANCE event for the first time. I welcome our distinguished guests, including our invitees from the IMF and the BI

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Mar 12, 2016

Towards Rules of the Monetary Game

Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

There are few areas of robust growth around the world, with the IMF repeatedly reducing its growth forecasts in recent quarters. This period of slow growth is particularly dangerous because both industrial countries and a number of emerging markets need high growth to quell rising domestic political tensions. Policies that attempt to divert growth from others rather than create new growth, or that create growth while fostering instability elsewhere, are more likely un

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Mar 17, 2015

Spillovers from Unconventional Monetary Policy—Lessons for Emerging Markets

Christine Lagarde, IMF Managing Director

Photographs Introduction Good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. Governor Rajan, thank you for your generous introduction, and for inviting me to speak before this distinguished audience today. It is indeed a privilege to share the stage with Dr. Rajan, one of the world’s most highly regarded financial economists, one whom the Fund is fortunate enough to have had as its Economic Counselor. Raghu certainly has been very busy since he took over Governor of the RBI in Sept

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Mar 03, 2015

Recent Policy initiatives in Credit Information Sharing

Shri R. Gandhi, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Shri M.V.Nair, Chairman, CIBIL; Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairman, SBI; Shri T.M. Bhasin, Chairman, IBA; Shri Arun Thukral, Managing Director, CIBIL; delegates to the Conference; ladies and gentlemen! It is a pleasure for me to be present here this morning to deliver the keynote address at the Seventh Annual CIBIL TransUnion Credit Information Conference. Background 2. Consequent to the recommendations of the ‘Working Group to explore the possibilities of setting u

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Apr 22, 2014

Currency Management in India: Issues and Challenges

Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Mr. Tom Ferguson, Chairman, Banknote Conference 2014; Mr. Tim Vigotsky, Director, Banknote Conference 2014, my fellow speakers - Mr. Barna Barabas, DMD, Jura Security Printing Alliance; Dr. Wolfram Seidemann, Managing Director, Louisenthal; other delegates; ladies & gentlemen. At the outset, I thank the organizers of Banknote Conference 2014 for inviting me to speak at this august gathering. From the contents of the Conference Schedule and from the feedback that I

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Jul 12, 2013

Internationalisation and Integration of Asian Capital Markets: Expanded Role for Asian Currencies, including the Renminbi

Shri G Padmanabhan, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India

I am indeed indebted to the organizers, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore for providing me this opportunity to share my thoughts on an issue, which has the potential to alter the global financial landscape in the years to come. 2. Global financial crisis and its aftermath have renewed the debates pertaining to functioning of international monetary system (IMS) and the need for multi-currency system. Is there a viable alternative fo

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