willem f duisenberg : the euro. our money speech delivered by dr willem f duisenberg, president of the european central bank, at the euro 2002 information campaign hosted by suomen pankki ( bank of finland ) in helsinki on 17 september 2001. * * * ladies and gentlemen, thank you for inviting me here today. before i proceed with my speech, i would like to express my sincere condolences and those of the governing council of the european central bank to all those whose lives were touched by last week ’ s terrorist attacks in the united states of america. the attacks were so horrific – and tragic – that we are talking about the world being a different place now. that may be so. but life – and that includes business life – has to, and will, go on. i would like to emphasise that the eurosystem stands ready to support the normal functioning of markets and relevant operational systems if the need arises. the governing council reaffirmed its support at its meeting last thursday. in this context, the eurosystem conducted liquidity - providing fine tuning operations last week. the ecb also agreed last week on a swap arrangement with the federal reserve system to facilitate the functioning of the financial markets and to provide liquidity in dollars. the eurosystem is co - ordinating its activity with the federal reserve of the united states and the world ’ s other major central banks. furthermore, as a mark of respect, the european union held a day of mourning last friday. and as a gesture of solidarity, we withdrew all tv commercials and print advertisements by the euro 2002 information campaign from the media on that day. let me now turn to the subject of this conference, the euro 2002 information campaign. the conference is being hosted by suomen pankki and it is one of the last ones in the campaign being conducted by the european central bank ( ecb ) and the twelve national central banks of the euro area. tomorrow, the banca d ’ italia, and in one month ’ s time, the bank of greece will conclude this series of conferences, which has brought together more than 5, 000 key actors in the euro cash changeover process. they have benefited from the exchange of views and information, for they have been able to enhance their own preparations for the cash changeover. moreover, the media attending these conferences have made the public more aware of the impending introduction of the euro banknotes and coins. my colleagues on the executive board and

satellite seminar on financial inclusion held in conjunction with the 61st world statistics congress opening remarks by mr. abdellatif jouahri governor of bank al - maghrib marrakech, july 14, 2017 “ while data is important, the right data is essential ” albert einstein honorable chair of the irving fisher committee, honorable governor of the beac, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is with great pleasure that i welcome you to morocco on the occasion of this international seminar on financial inclusion, which will focus on data and their important role in developing policies and strategies that take into account on - the - ground realities and then measuring and assessing the impact of these policies. first of all, i would like to thank our partners, the irving fisher committee on central bank statistics and the center for latin american monetary studies for their valuable contribution to the organization of this event, held as usual on the sidelines of the 61st world statistics congress. the topic of our meeting further underscores the importance that central banks and international standardization bodies attach to financial inclusion. it is a subject that is of increasing interest to them, particularly with regard to its interactions with financial stability, resulting in hindering the policies put in place to develop access to and use of financial services. a sustainable and efficient financial inclusion requires a long - lasting balance between innovation and the safeguards that need to be developed in order to ensure the soundness of the financial sector. ladies and gentlemen, as you know, financial inclusion has become an important factor in economic efficiency and social equity, and international organizations have, for nearly a decade, underlined its importance and the need for public authorities to adopt national strategies for financial inclusion. the world bank considers financial inclusion as a key factor for poverty alleviation and has set itself the goal of achieving universal access to financial services by 2020. under this framework, it targets 25 priority countries, including morocco. to this end, it launched in 2012 the financial inclusion support framework ( fisf ), aligned with the maya declaration, to support the implementation of country commitments. for its part, the g20 has made financial inclusion one of its working themes, and in 2009 established an expert group who drew up the nine core principles for innovative financial inclusion. in 2010, the g20 launched the global partnership for financial inclusion, including all g20 countries and interested non - g20 countries. this partnership helps strengthen coordination and collaboration between the various national and international stakeholders through its three key implementing partners : the