Philip R Lane: The Central Bank of Ireland in 2016 Address by Mr Philip R Lane, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, to the Institute of Directors, Dublin, 22 January 2016. *  *  *  Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to speak at the Institute of Directors.
The integration of our banking system with international financial markets means that the adoption of the key elements of the Basel framework is desirable; a strong degree of commonality between New Zealand’s banking regulations and those of the major countries enhances our financial system’s international credibility.