The nature, functioning and responsabilities of a financial system without physical currency
What changed vs prior statement
- 01No material change in policy stance vs prior statement.
- 02Language essentially preserved across key themes of economic development and financial stability.
- 03No vote-record change.
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Opening speech by Mr Mugur Isărescu, Governor of the National Bank of Romania, at the seminar “The nature, functioning and responsabilities of a financial system without physical currency”, Bucharest, 4 June 2026.
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