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																		મે 26,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			KYC : Compliance vs Convenience
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Is KYC a recent phenomenon? KYC was always there in banking! The focus, earlier, was more on the asset side and not on the liability side as no banker could risk parting with his funds to an unknown person. The thorough appraisal process to screen the potential borrowers is a good example of KYC process. Then, issues such as illegal/black money and more recently, terrorism financing became matters of serious concern and then KYC on payments and remittances, and conseq
																			
																			
																		
																	Shri R. Gandhi, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Is KYC a recent phenomenon? KYC was always there in banking! The focus, earlier, was more on the asset side and not on the liability side as no banker could risk parting with his funds to an unknown person. The thorough appraisal process to screen the potential borrowers is a good example of KYC process. Then, issues such as illegal/black money and more recently, terrorism financing became matters of serious concern and then KYC on payments and remittances, and conseq
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		મે 20,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Banks Must build a Structure to provide Superior and Efficient Customer Service
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Respected Shri Mahajan, Smt Rama Bijapurkar, member, Governing Council, Banking Standards Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI), Shri N Raja, CEO, BCSBI and banker colleagues. At the very outset, I thank Shri Mahajan, Chairman, BCSBI for the kind invitation to address Principal Code Compliance Officers of the BCSBI, this afternoon. I attach a great deal of value to this interaction. The day long deliberations will provide you the opportunity to Brainstorm with PC
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. (Smt.) Deepali Pant Joshi, 
																	Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Respected Shri Mahajan, Smt Rama Bijapurkar, member, Governing Council, Banking Standards Codes and Standards Board of India (BCSBI), Shri N Raja, CEO, BCSBI and banker colleagues. At the very outset, I thank Shri Mahajan, Chairman, BCSBI for the kind invitation to address Principal Code Compliance Officers of the BCSBI, this afternoon. I attach a great deal of value to this interaction. The day long deliberations will provide you the opportunity to Brainstorm with PC
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		મે 20,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Competition in the Banking Sector: Opportunities and Challenges
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Good evening. Shri Ashok Chawla, distinguished invitees, our friends from the press, and ladies and gentlemen: It is a great honour to be invited to deliver the Annual Day lecture at the Competition Commission of India. Competition is the life force of a modern economy – it replaces dated and inefficient methods while preserving valuable traditions; it rewards the innovative and energetic and punishes the merely connected; it destroys the stability of the status quo w
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, 
																	Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Good evening. Shri Ashok Chawla, distinguished invitees, our friends from the press, and ladies and gentlemen: It is a great honour to be invited to deliver the Annual Day lecture at the Competition Commission of India. Competition is the life force of a modern economy – it replaces dated and inefficient methods while preserving valuable traditions; it rewards the innovative and energetic and punishes the merely connected; it destroys the stability of the status quo w
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		મે 13,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Credit Scoring
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Shri R.K. Dubey, Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank of India, other distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be here for the launch of Canara Bank’s credit scoring model for MSMEs. We had recently on November 29, 2013 held a workshop on credit scoring models with experts from IFC, which was fundamentally aimed at capacity building in the banking sector by imparting practical knowhow to Bankers who are expected to use it in their day-to-day op
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. (Smt.) Deepali Pant Joshi, 
																	Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Shri R.K. Dubey, Chairman and Managing Director, Canara Bank of India, other distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be here for the launch of Canara Bank’s credit scoring model for MSMEs. We had recently on November 29, 2013 held a workshop on credit scoring models with experts from IFC, which was fundamentally aimed at capacity building in the banking sector by imparting practical knowhow to Bankers who are expected to use it in their day-to-day op
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		મે 09,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Indian Banking at Crossroads – Challenge of Risk Management from Globalisation to Financial Inclusion
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Shri Shailesh Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC), Shri Chandan Bhattacharya, Chairman, Finance and Banking Committee, IMC and delegates to this IMC National Seminar, a very warm good evening! It is an honour for me to be here today to deliver the valedictory address of this National Seminar organised by IMC. The Seminar provides an opportunity to consider the developments in the banking risk management, assess the recent experience in this space and wor
																			
																			
																		
																	Shri R. Gandhi, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Shri Shailesh Vaidya, Chairman, Indian Merchants’ Chamber (IMC), Shri Chandan Bhattacharya, Chairman, Finance and Banking Committee, IMC and delegates to this IMC National Seminar, a very warm good evening! It is an honour for me to be here today to deliver the valedictory address of this National Seminar organised by IMC. The Seminar provides an opportunity to consider the developments in the banking risk management, assess the recent experience in this space and wor
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		એપ્રિલ 23,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Framework for the conduct of macroprudential policy in India: experiences and perspectives
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					(Reproduced with permission from Financial Stability Review, April 2014 published by Banque de France)
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		(Reproduced with permission from Financial Stability Review, April 2014 published by Banque de France)
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		એપ્રિલ 22,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Currency Management in India: Issues and Challenges
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					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
																			
																			
																		
																	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
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		એપ્રિલ 21,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Regulating Capital Account: Some Thoughts
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					1. It gives me great pleasure to be with you in this beautiful city of Cape Town for the 9thAnnual Conference of the Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India (FEDAI). Cape Town is a celebrated tourist destination, particularly at this time of the year. The place and time are ideal for mixing business with pleasure. For me, speaking to you, the pleasure is mixed with some trepidation because we are living in times when there is uncertainty all round not only in th
																			
																			
																		
																	Shri Harun R Khan, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		1. It gives me great pleasure to be with you in this beautiful city of Cape Town for the 9thAnnual Conference of the Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India (FEDAI). Cape Town is a celebrated tourist destination, particularly at this time of the year. The place and time are ideal for mixing business with pleasure. For me, speaking to you, the pleasure is mixed with some trepidation because we are living in times when there is uncertainty all round not only in th
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		એપ્રિલ 16,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Role of Banking in Development Lead Bank Scheme Development Initiatives by RBI
																		
																		
																			
																			
																			
																			
																		
																	
																	
																
																
																	Dr. (Smt.) Deepali Pant Joshi, 
																	Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		એપ્રિલ 10,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Competitive Monetary Easing: Is it yesterday once more?
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Good morning. As the world seems to be struggling back to its feet after the great financial crisis, I want to draw attention to an area we need to be concerned about: the conduct of monetary policy in this integrated world. A good way to describe the current environment is one of extreme monetary easing through unconventional policies. In a world where debt overhangs and the need for structural change constrain domestic demand, a sizeable portion of the effects of su
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, 
																	Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Good morning. As the world seems to be struggling back to its feet after the great financial crisis, I want to draw attention to an area we need to be concerned about: the conduct of monetary policy in this integrated world. A good way to describe the current environment is one of extreme monetary easing through unconventional policies. In a world where debt overhangs and the need for structural change constrain domestic demand, a sizeable portion of the effects of su
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		એપ્રિલ 02,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Regulation of Indian Debt & Derivatives Markets: Some perspectives on post-crisis paradigm
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Shri. N. S. Venkatesh, Chairman, Fixed Income Money Market Derivatives Association (FIMMDA), Shri B. Prasanna, Chairman, Primary Dealers Association of India (PDAI), Sri. C.E.S. Azariah, outgoing Chief Executive Officer and Shri Prasad, incoming CEO of the FIMMDA, distinguished speakers and panellists and delegates to the conference. It gives me immense pleasure to be amidst you all for the 15th annual meeting of the FIMMDA and the PDAI in this beautiful, historic cit
																			
																			
																		
																	Shri Harun R Khan, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Shri. N. S. Venkatesh, Chairman, Fixed Income Money Market Derivatives Association (FIMMDA), Shri B. Prasanna, Chairman, Primary Dealers Association of India (PDAI), Sri. C.E.S. Azariah, outgoing Chief Executive Officer and Shri Prasad, incoming CEO of the FIMMDA, distinguished speakers and panellists and delegates to the conference. It gives me immense pleasure to be amidst you all for the 15th annual meeting of the FIMMDA and the PDAI in this beautiful, historic cit
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		એપ્રિલ 01,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Inclusion, Growth and Governance- Issues and Way Forward
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Lord Meghnad Desai, Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics; Shri Rana Kapoor, Managing Director & CEO, Yes Bank and President, ASSOCHAM; Shri Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group; members of the print and electronic media; ladies and gentlemen! It is a pleasure and privilege for me to be present here today at the inaugural session of this SKOCH Summit which features the theme of ‘Inclusion, Growth and Governance’. The theme of the conference is particular
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Lord Meghnad Desai, Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics; Shri Rana Kapoor, Managing Director & CEO, Yes Bank and President, ASSOCHAM; Shri Sameer Kochhar, Chairman, SKOCH Group; members of the print and electronic media; ladies and gentlemen! It is a pleasure and privilege for me to be present here today at the inaugural session of this SKOCH Summit which features the theme of ‘Inclusion, Growth and Governance’. The theme of the conference is particular
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		માર્ચ 25,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Strengthening and Revitalising Rural Cooperative Credit Delivery System
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					1. I am extremely happy to be with you today and thank Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman, NABARD and the organizers of this National Meet of State Cooperative Banks for inviting me to share the Reserve Bank's perspectives. 2. Since inception the Indian Cooperative movement was initiated by the Government to align the rural credit system with the objectives of development planning. The RBI played an important role. The RBI's concern and involvement in the sphere of ru
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. (Smt.) Deepali Pant Joshi, 
																	Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		1. I am extremely happy to be with you today and thank Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman, NABARD and the organizers of this National Meet of State Cooperative Banks for inviting me to share the Reserve Bank's perspectives. 2. Since inception the Indian Cooperative movement was initiated by the Government to align the rural credit system with the objectives of development planning. The RBI played an important role. The RBI's concern and involvement in the sphere of ru
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		માર્ચ 21,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Transforming Credit Information into Action: Issues and Challenges
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Shri M.V.Nair, Chairman, CIBIL; Shri R.V.Verma, CMD, National Housing Bank; Shri M.V.Tanksale, Chief Executive, Indian Banks’ Association; Shri Rajiv Sabharwal, Executive Director, ICICI Bank; Shri Arun Thukral, Managing Director, CIBIL; Shri Satish Pillai, Chief Operating Officer, CIBIL; delegates to the Conference; friends from the media fraternity; ladies and gentlemen! It is a pleasure for me to be present here this morning to deliver the keynote address at the Si
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. K.C. Chakrabarty, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Shri M.V.Nair, Chairman, CIBIL; Shri R.V.Verma, CMD, National Housing Bank; Shri M.V.Tanksale, Chief Executive, Indian Banks’ Association; Shri Rajiv Sabharwal, Executive Director, ICICI Bank; Shri Arun Thukral, Managing Director, CIBIL; Shri Satish Pillai, Chief Operating Officer, CIBIL; delegates to the Conference; friends from the media fraternity; ladies and gentlemen! It is a pleasure for me to be present here this morning to deliver the keynote address at the Si
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		માર્ચ 11,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Efficient systems and Proficient banks
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Shri Sambamurthy, Dr Ramasastri, Dr Gulshan Rai, CIOs of banks, faculty and staff of IDRBT, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to express my gratitude to the Director for inviting me to deliver the keynote address at the two day Conference for the Chief Information Officers (CIO) of banks. I addressed a similar forum of CIOs in December 2012 at this very venue. I recollect that I had left the audience with a few questions for further deliberations in the Conference. I
																			
																			
																		
																	Shri G Padmanabhan, 
																	Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Shri Sambamurthy, Dr Ramasastri, Dr Gulshan Rai, CIOs of banks, faculty and staff of IDRBT, ladies and gentlemen. I would like to express my gratitude to the Director for inviting me to deliver the keynote address at the two day Conference for the Chief Information Officers (CIO) of banks. I addressed a similar forum of CIOs in December 2012 at this very venue. I recollect that I had left the audience with a few questions for further deliberations in the Conference. I
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		માર્ચ 11,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Regulation of Indian Debt & Derivatives Markets : Some thoughts on post - crisis paradigm
																		
																		
																			
																			
																			
																			
																		
																	
																	
																
																
																	Shri Harun R Khan, 
																	Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		માર્ચ 04,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Financial Inclusion - The Indian Model – Challenges and Prospects
																		
																		
																			
																			
																			
																			
																		
																	
																	
																
																
																	Dr. (Smt.) Deepali Pant Joshi, 
																	Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		ફેબ્રુ 26,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Fighting Inflation
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Thank you for inviting me. The Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA) has been playing an important role in the Indian bond, money and derivatives markets. It has been working with the Reserve Bank in various capacities and has helped us address emerging challenges. I thank all of you for that. The sessions in the conference are all of current interest, and therefore I have chosen to speak on an issue, inflation, which is of paramount 
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, 
																	Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Thank you for inviting me. The Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA) has been playing an important role in the Indian bond, money and derivatives markets. It has been working with the Reserve Bank in various capacities and has helped us address emerging challenges. I thank all of you for that. The sessions in the conference are all of current interest, and therefore I have chosen to speak on an issue, inflation, which is of paramount 
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		ફેબ્રુ 25,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Bold face of India’s economy speaks out
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					Emerging markets Jacob Greber and Greg Earl report on governor with an impeccable pedigree Raghuram Rajan represents the bold face of India’s potential new economy – impeccably credentialed, upbeat and ready to force himself onto centre stage in the global debate about the reshaping of the world economy. Appointed as governor of the Reserve Bank of India in September, Rajan has taken no time to make himself heard in international financial markets. Last month he too
																			
																			
																		
																	Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan, 
																	Governor, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		Emerging markets Jacob Greber and Greg Earl report on governor with an impeccable pedigree Raghuram Rajan represents the bold face of India’s potential new economy – impeccably credentialed, upbeat and ready to force himself onto centre stage in the global debate about the reshaping of the world economy. Appointed as governor of the Reserve Bank of India in September, Rajan has taken no time to make himself heard in international financial markets. Last month he too
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																		ફેબ્રુ 15,
																		2014
																		
																
																
																	
																		
																			Financial Regulation: Which Way Forward?
																		
																		
																			
																			
																	
																	
																
																
																					I thank Prof. Rajas Parchure for inviting me to this Economic Conclave at the Gokhale Institute. The Conclave has brought together eminent scholars and policy practitioners to brainstorm on issues of contemporary relevance to the Indian economy. Such interchange of ideas is important not only in encouraging research but also in shaping the contours of policymaking. While the recent global financial crisis taught us several lessons, one key message has been the weaknes
																			
																			
																		
																	Shri Deepak Mohanty, 
																	Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India 
																
																
																		I thank Prof. Rajas Parchure for inviting me to this Economic Conclave at the Gokhale Institute. The Conclave has brought together eminent scholars and policy practitioners to brainstorm on issues of contemporary relevance to the Indian economy. Such interchange of ideas is important not only in encouraging research but also in shaping the contours of policymaking. While the recent global financial crisis taught us several lessons, one key message has been the weaknes
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
																
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