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ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 14, 2018

Banking Regulatory Powers Should Be Ownership Neutral

Dr. Urjit R. Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

I speak today to highlight some fundamental fissures that exist in the regulation of banks, in particular, public sector banks (PSBs). It has been slightly over a month since the latest fraud in the Indian banking sector broke news. Success has many fathers; failures none. Hence, there has been the usual blame game, passing the buck, and a tonne of honking, mostly short-term and knee-jerk reactions. These appear to have prevented the participants in this cacophony fro

ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 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

ಜನವರಿ 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

ಜನವರಿ 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

ಜುಲೈ 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

ಮೇ 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

ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 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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ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 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

ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 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

ಏಪ್ರಿ 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

ಜುಲೈ 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

ಜನವರಿ 16, 2013

Free Translation of Governor's Address at the Outreach Programme in Lalpur Karauta Village in Uttar Pradesh on January 16, 2013

Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

I am pleased to visit Lalpur Karauta village today and meet the people here. 2. I have come here from the Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. The Reserve Bank also has an office in Lucknow and my colleagues from there have also accompanied me today. On this occasion, along with Bank of India and other banks, your member of parliament Shri P.L.Punia and senior officers of the Uttar Pradesh state government are also present. 3. You must be thi

ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 17, 2012

Indian Banking Sector: Towards the Next Orbit

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

Dr. Pritam Singh, Director General, International Management Institute, Dr. Ahindra Chakrabarti, Programme Director, participants from Reserve Bank of India and the commercial banks. It gives me great pleasure to be before you today as you embark on this journey of learning here at IMI and later across Paris, Berlin and Milan to imbibe the culture of these countries and the best practices. The Advanced Management Programme is the ninth in the series and includes study

ಡಿಸೆಂ 13, 2011

Food Inflation: This Time it's Different*

Dr. Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

1. I would like to thank Prof. Parchure for inviting me to deliver this year’s Kale Memorial Lecture. The lecture has been instituted to honour Rao Saheb R. R. Kale, who was instrumental in setting up this great institution, the Gokhale Institute of Economics and Politics. Despite his professional achievements as a lawyer, he was apparently a rather modest and humble person. Given his financial contribution to the establishment of the institution, it would have seemed

ನವೆಂ 15, 2011

Empowering Deposit Insurance Entities to Face Challenges posed by an Emerging Financial Landscape – Global and Indian experience

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

Mr. Hiroyuki Obata, Deputy Governor, DICJ, Japan, Mr. Carlos Isoard, Secretary General, IADI, Switzerland, Mr. Jerzy Pruski, President, BGF, Poland, Mr. Fred S. Carns, Director, FDIC, USA, Mr. G. Gopalakrishna, Executive Director, RBI, distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen. At the outset, on behalf of RBI, I extend a hearty welcome to all of you to India and especially to this fascinating state of Rajasthan. We thank IADI for agreeing to hold this conference j

ನವೆಂ 03, 2011

Growth, Resilience and Reform: Reflections on Post-crisis Policy Challenges*

Dr. Subir Gokarn, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Introduction It is a privilege and a pleasure for me to be delivering the 45th A. D. Shroff Memorial Lecture. The list of speakers who preceded me reads like an honour roll of the business and policy establishment in our country and I am proud to be a part of this very distinguished set of people. I am also very glad that the venue of the lecture is the Indian Merchants’ Chamber. 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of the reform initiative of 1991. Early that year, IMC an

ಜೂನ್ 14, 2010

Perspectives on Lending Rates in India

Shri Deepak Mohanty, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India

Shri Dua, Shri Sen and friends. I thank the Bankers’ Club, Kolkata and Shri J.P. Dua, Chairman, Allahabad Bank for providing me the opportunity to speak to you this evening. As you know, banks will be switching over to a ‘base rate’ system of loan pricing from 1st July 2010. Besides the announcement of base rate, what is of greater significance is that it brings to fruition complete deregulation of rupee lending rates of banks, a process that began two decades ago. Th

ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ 03, 2010

V K Sharma: Affordable Housing and Housing Finance

V K Sharma, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of India

1. Mr. Abdul Qadeer Fitrat, Governor, Central Bank of Afghanistan, Mr. Arun Maira, Member, Planning Commission, Mr. R. Gopalan, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Mrs. Kiran Dhingra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Mr. Kamran Shehzad, Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan, Mr. S. Sridhar, Chairman and Managing Director, National Housing Bank, Mr. Paolo Martelli, Director, South Asia, International Finance Corporation, Mr. R.V.

ಡಿಸೆಂ 09, 2009

Financial Inclusion : Challenges and Opportunities

Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

Being in Kolkata, this city of joy, is always a heart warming experience. Being here in the pre-Christmas season is a particular delight, and for me personally, a nostalgic memory. My special thanks to the Bankers’ Club for inviting me to speak here this evening. I recall our meeting at this Club last year when we were in the thick of the deepest financial crisis of our time, and all of us were anxious and uncertain about the immediate future. I believe the worst is b

ಡಿಸೆಂ 18, 2008

The Global Financial Turmoil and Challenges for the Indian Economy

Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India

It is my pleasure to be here this evening and to be able to share my thoughts with an exclusive gathering of bankers. Since this is an in-house meeting and we are professional colleagues, I propose to be frank and forthright. I am glad to know that the Bankers' Club in Kolkata has been recently revived and is engaged in promoting professional interaction within the banking community. 2. The global financial crisis is now the staple of front page news. Banks around the