Willem F Duisenberg: The role of the ECB at the international level  Speech by Dr Willem F Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, at the Annual Meeting of the Institute of International Finance, Inc (IIF), held in Prague, on 23 September 2000.
*  *  *  Introduction First of all, I should like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to address such a distinguished audience. The Institute of International Finance (IIF) is the leading professional association of private sector financial institutions acting at the global level.