

Thanks, Ashish, and thanks to the U.S.-India Business
Council, the Confederation of Indian Industry, and
the Bombay Stock Exchange for organizing this event.
As always, what I have to say reflects my views and
not necessarily those of the Federal Open Market
Committee or the Federal Reserve System.
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It is a pleasure to have the opportunity today to talk
about the issue of globalization. Although the debate
about the benefits and challenges of globalization
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Tom Klitgaard and Joseph Tracy assisted in preparing these
remarks
is not new, it has recently come into sharper focus.
This debate is important to all of us, and I think it is
particularly relevant to India given its growing role in
the global economy.
Globalization means different things to different
people. In my remarks today, I will focus on the role
of globalization as a force for international economic
integration and economic development.
I will highlight three themes:
First, the important role that trade plays in promoting
higher standards of living globally.
BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES FROM
GLOBALISATION
Remarks by Mr William C Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, at the Bombay Stock Exchange, Mumbai, India, 11 May 2017
USA
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