, technology developers, representatives from the voluntary and education sectors, unions and the wider public and explore how the bank can maintain stability and reduce uncertainty. inclusive communications also requires more tailored content. our visual summaries of our inflation and the financial stability reports, explain how developments in the global economy and financial system affect the outlook for inflation and financial stability without the need for dense text. deploying social media, including facebook and youtube, can make our messages available directly to a broader audience. new digital products, such as knowledgebank, use accessible language and engaging visuals to help us tell a story about what the bank does. our strategy is working, with major progress over the past five years. for example, female representation in senior roles at the bank has increased from 17 % in 2013 to 31 % today, and is on track for our target of 35 % by the end of 2020. 1 bame representation below senior management is 19 %, up from 13 % in 2013. in 2018 we were one of the first organisations to conduct a special cognitive diversity survey. our results indicate colleagues are generally positive about inclusiveness at the bank on every metric measured. in 2018 we were one of the first organisations to conduct a special cognitive diversity survey to gain a better understanding of how our colleagues feel about working at the bank. the survey measured seven inclusivity metrics including interpersonal interactions, flexible working, communication with leaders as well as recruitment and promotion, and results are cut across twelve different aspects of diversity. our results indicate colleagues are generally positive about inclusiveness at the bank on every metric measured by the survey. and 80 % of colleagues in our annual employee survey reported they think the bank takes diversity seriously, 7 percentage points higher than the uk average. and 87 % of bank colleagues say they are treated with respect as an individual, 6 percentage points higher than the uk average. see also my letter to nicky morgan, chair of the treasury select committee, on 4 july 2018. all speeches are available online at www. bankofengland. co. uk / publications / pages / speeches / default. aspx let me now turn specifically to ethnic diversity at the bank. investing in ethnicity2 our diversity and inclusion strategy has had a positive impact on bame diversity at the bank of england. since we implemented name - blind recruitment processes in march 2018 around one quarter of all recruitment offers ( internal and external ) have been to declared bame candidates. but there is scope for further improvement. the turnover rate

ben s bernanke : brief remarks speech by mr ben s bernanke, chairman of the board of governors of the federal reserve system, at the united states - mexico chamber of commerce annual gala, washington dc, 12 may 2011. * * * good evening. i am very pleased to join the united states - mexico chamber of commerce at this gala dinner as its members look back on another year of working to build the mutually beneficial trade and investment relationship between our two countries. the ties between mexico and the united states, both economic and cultural, are close and enduring – in no small part, i am sure, because of the nearly 40 years of effort by the chamber. thus, i am especially honored to join agustin carstens, the distinguished governor of the bank of mexico, in receiving your good neighbor award. thank you very much. muchisimas gracias. i have benefited from many years of contact and shared experiences with agustin and his colleagues at the central bank of mexico. some years ago, i had the opportunity to visit the bank of mexico. as an economist, i found the visit very stimulating. but i must confess that i enjoyed the trip as much for the cultural excursions as for the economics. i remember in particular the beauty of diego rivera ’ s monumental mural in the national palace in mexico city. as with so many things, i credit my wife, anna, who has a graduate degree in latin american literature, for my greater - than - average appreciation for the arts of mexico and the other latin american nations. perhaps agustin might also credit his spouse, the writer catherine mansell carstens, for an appreciation of culture that encompasses both of our nations. i met agustin not long after i came to washington to serve on the federal reserve board. he was then a highly regarded deputy managing director of the international monetary fund. in late 2006, not long after i became chairman, he became finance minister of mexico, and last year he succeeded guillermo ortiz as governor of the bank of mexico. we have had many opportunities to meet and share views about the u. s., mexican, and global economies. my appreciation for his wisdom and insight as an economist and policymaker has grown with each encounter. our productive and, i hope, mutually beneficial relationship reflects the close relationship of the united states and mexico. our countries are tightly linked through trade. the united states is by far mexico ’ s largest trading partner, accounting for about two - thirds of total mexican merchandise trade.