Bimil Jalan: Strengthening Indian banking and finance - progress and prospects Speech by Dr Bimal Jalan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Bank Economists’ Conference, Bangalore, 27 December 2002. I am thankful to Dr Michael Debabrata Patra of the Reserve Bank of India for his help in the preparation of this address.
*  *  *  The Bank Economists’ Conference has become an important annual event for constructive interactions and informed debate on the state of our financial system.