Nout Wellink: Looking beyond the current reforms Speech by Mr Nout Wellink, President of the Netherlands Bank and Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, at the Amsterdam Financial Forum, Amsterdam, 17 June 2011.
Three topics will be at the center of interest: first, the global economic outlook; second, current and future challenges for economic policy; and third, institutional matters, such as the global reform of financial regulation. Let us take a closer look at these three topics. 2. The global economy  The global economy has improved, but growth is still moderate.