It also required that as Director of the Research Department, my interviews be faithful to our mandate. As Deputy Governor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this translated to basing each policy recommendation only on meticulous academic research sensitive to market reactions.
BIS central bankers’ speeches  3  As Governor, it demands attention to consistency and appropriateness of policies, and to consider paramount, the BSP’s mandate and public welfare. In closing, I recap what for me, are the core responsibilities at the helm. There must be commitment to the BSP’s true north- its mandates. There must be expert familiarity with the vessel and its equipment.