Your term of office was marked, in particular, by the global financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe. Europe has emerged institutionally strengthened from both these crises – and the Bundesbank played a key part in achieving this. The motto of our joint efforts is to be a reliable partner in the Eurosystem.
In my lecture today though, I will speak about communication in a broader context – not just with reference to monetary policy but also encompassing other dimensions of the Reserve Bank’s mandate such as, for example, regulation and supervision, currency management and external sector management. BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  Alan Greenspan – the doyen of communication! 7.