Rather, macro-prudence might be part of the original reason why an economy  4  BIS Review 136/2010  needs a central bank. Ultimately, it could be argued that all the activities of central banks, from issuing banknotes to operating payment and settlement systems, acting as the lenderof-last-resort and implementing monetary policy, cannot be pursued without a “macroprudential perspective”. Thank you for your attention.
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