4  BIS central bankers’ speeches  Looking ahead There are increasing signs that we are nearing the end of the crisis with visible signs of what looks like a sustainable recovery. I never tire of saying that the best contribution that the Central Bank can make to the nation is to maintain price and financial stability – this is our raison d’être.
Burkhard Balz: Overcoming the remaining hurdles in cross-border payments Speech by Mr Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank, at the Global Payments Summit, Cape Town, 29 June 2023.