Our discussions will be far reaching but we should try to organise them around two broad long-term themes – stability and consumer protection. A fundamental objective of the Central Bank of Ireland is to ensure “the stability of the financial system overall”.
More than a year ago, I reminded the public of our long lasting efforts in this respect and voiced my expectation that we would succeed by mid-2021. And so we did. Commitment and strategic efforts invariably produce results and, on 11 February, J.P. Morgan announced its decision to include our dinar-denominated bonds in this prestigious family of indices as of 30 June 2021.