Banker to Banks

I feel deeply honoured to have been invited to deliver the 28 th Frank Moraes Memorial Lecture this evening. I feel particularly honoured, but also humbled, when I look at the list of the very distinguished predecessors who have delivered this lecture. Frank Moraes was among the pioneers of independent Indian journalism. As editor of the Indian Express he set new standards in journalism in terms of both probity and quality of writing. I know that successive generation

IntroductionBond markets link issuers, i.e., governments, state owned institutions, local bodies and corporates having financing needs, with investors having investible surplus. An efficient bond market is one where the requirements of both issuers and investors are met effectively at a price (interest rates) determined competitively, and where price adjustment to new information is seamless. For this purpose, the basic pre-requisites are: stable macro-economic enviro

Mr.Pravin Gupta, Chairman, Forex Association of India, Mr Tyagarajan, General Secretary, other dignitaries present here, ladies and gentlemen,It is indeed a great pleasure to be amidst you all this evening. This is my first participation in the Forex Assembly. The first thing however that came to my mind when Mr Gupta approached me is that, thankfully there could not be a more opportune time for my first visit when all is apparently well with the forex market world an

Mr. Chairman and friends, At the outset I wish to compliment the Asian Development Bank Institute and others who are sponsoring this policy Conference. The Conference is rightly addressing the policy issues as well as practical skills involved in examining and improving the pension systems in South Asian countries. The approach of enabling of sharing of experiences and views among South Asian countries and, with multilateral institutions is commendable. My comments to

I. Introduction to the theme and the speakersThe theme for this session is a very broad one, encompassing the entire framework of regulation. However, it is very relevant in today’s times given the focus on the regulation and supervision of the institutions in the financial sector. This focus has emerged in the context of the large number of financial sector crises and bank failures, which have plagued almost all the economies in the world over the last two decades. T

The first phase of banking sector reforms initiated in pursuance of the recommendations of the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms provided the necessary platform to the banking sector to operate on the basis of operational flexibility and functional autonomy, thereby enhancing efficiency, productivity and profitability. Keeping in view the major changes that took place in the macro economic environment and policy and institutional developments in the interim period

Respected Governor, Deputy Governors, my fellow Executive Directors, Regional Directors, Principals of Training Colleges and Heads of Central Office Departments. I heartily welcome you all to the Senior Management Conference-2007. As you must have noticed, this year's conference has been rechristened 'Senior Management Conference'. There is more to this change in the nomenclature than just simple semantics. The new title reflects the strategic shift in focus from just

I am honoured to speak at the 55th Annual General Meeting of the Indian Banks' Association. The Indian Banks' Association started as a voluntary service Organisation in 1946 has played a very important and pivotal role for more than 50 years in the banking industry and has made commendable efforts as a facilitator in ensuring an efficient and sound banking system which is committed to excellence in operations and customer service. The Association strives to meet the d

 Dr. Yerram Raju, Dr. Y.R.K. Reddy and friends, I am thankful to the organisers for giving me this opportunity to be with you today. In a way, I am a part of the Administrative Staff College, since I had spent one year in the late ‘eighties as a full-time visiting fellow, doing some work on liberalisation and privatisation; apart from the fact that I have been visiting the college on and off since the ‘sixties. So, there is no way in which I could have avoided th

by Shri S P Talwar, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of IndiaLadies and Gentlemen,It gives me great pleasure to be amidst the representatives of the financial sector, National as well as International law enforcement agencies who have gathered here at the National Seminar on Computer Related Crime to interact on the threats posed by risks in computerised environment.The economic loss caused internationally by this type of crime is estimated to run into large sums. Althou