Banker to Banks

I am highly honoured to have been asked to be the latest in a very distinguished list of C. D. Deshmukh lecturers. My predecessors are a kind of Who’s Who of international finance: Michel Camdessus, Gerry Corrigan, Eddie George and others. Clearly, to mark the new Millennium, you have decided to go downmarket!I was last in India, in both Mumbai and Chennai almost exactly two years ago. I spoke at a CII conference in Chennai with Mr Narasimham, who was at that time eng

Mr. Ramesh and friends,I am happy to be here with you today at the Second in the series of seminars conducted by the Primary Dealers Association of India. Since I delivered the inaugural address at the first seminar in Chennai last year, the number of Primary Dealers (PDs) has increased from six to fourteen. So, let me welcome the new additions to the family at this Seminar. I participated in a Bank for International Settlements meeting last month in which one of the

Mr. Chairman, Ladies & Gentlemen,I am very happy to participate in this workshop and to deliver the inaugural address. I thank the organizers for this opportunity.Various measures of financial sector reform were initiated in India since 1991 and it is amply clear that these measures have now started producing durable results. In particular, these measures enabled the banking sector to face a number of challenges boldly. The prudential and supervision norms which w

Professor Raja Chelliah, Professor Govinda Rao, and distinguished participants. I am thankful to Professor Rao for giving me the privilege of being part of this distinguished gathering assembled to honour Professor Chelliah. Papers presented in the seminar covered a wide spectrum of theory and practice; analysed a broad range of topics, from inter-governmental issues to poverty alleviation schemes and brought to bear varying experiences of landlocked Nepal, island eco

It gives me great pleasure to be in the midst of this august gathering assembled here for felicitating the great personalities who have been conferred with the Bank of India Excellence Awards for 1999. I consider it a great privilege to present the Awards for Excellence to the doyens in their respective fields. I extend my heartiest congratulations to the awardees.Bank of India is one of the oldest Indian Commercial Banks having commenced its business in the then Bomb

Honourable Shri Jaswant Singhji, respected Dr. Sushil Wadhwani, Director General Rakesh Mohan and friends. I am thankful to Dr. Rakesh Mohan for giving me this, opportunity. It is a matter of personal satisfaction to me to meet Dr. Wadhwani, whose lecture in London School of Economics on 'Currency Puzzles' in September won wide acclaim. Needless to say, his presentation today on 'Is Inflation dead' is bound to be another landmark speech. Its breadth and depth as also

Mr. Chairman and friends, It has always been an extremely productive venture for me to visit Indian Merchants Chamber and interact with the gathering. The subject chosen today has special relevance at this juncture for several reasons. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a Report on Fiscal Transparency a few weeks ago and it is necessary to view it and debate it in the context of fiscal challenges and their linkages with monetary policy. The Fiscal Responsibi

Respected Vice-Chancellor, Professor Rama Rao, distinguished academics and friends, At the outset, I would like to express my grateful thanks to Professor Rama Rao garu for giving me the privilege and honour of delivering the first Dr. S. Radhakrishnan Memorial Lecture sponsored by the University Grants Commission and being organised by the University of Hyderabad on the occasion of the Teachers’ Days this year. So much has been written and said about Dr. Sarvepalli R

I am thankful to the organisers for their perseverance in getting me to Chennai. I am using this opportunity to share with you some explanations on the Monetary and Credit Policy for 2001-02 announced last week. This is the fifth Annual Policy of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) that I have been associated with, and soon after every one of the fine statements, I had publicly articulated some explanations. The purpose has generally been to highlight elements of continuity,

Y.V. ReddyI deem it as a great honour to be here to deliver this valedictory address. I am grateful to innumerable friends of my alma mater, Osmania University, and in particular Vice Chancellor Ramakistayya, who have so kindly given me this opportunity. My association with Osmania University dates back to August 1960, with registration as a full time researcher for Ph.D. Later, as a lecturer in this campus, I learnt a lot before joining the Administrative Service in