Press Releases

• January 23, 2001

  Bank of Canada lowers Bank Rate to 5 3/4 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is lowering the Bank Rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 5 3/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly lowered, and the Bank's target for the overnight rate is reduced to 5 1/2 per cent.

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• January 22, 2001

  Bank of Canada Governor says Canada's economy faces the future with sound foundations

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  In a speech to the Canadian Club of Toronto, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen reviewed Canada's economic performance during the 1990s, focusing on the changes that have taken place in our economy and what these changes mean for the future.

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• January 17, 2001

  Redesigned $10 Bank Note Launched - New Note Series to Feature Canada's Culture, History and Achievements

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada launched the first in a new series of bank notes today. The themes of the notes in the new series, entitled Canadian Journey, reflect Canadians' views of their culture, history, and achievements, said Gordon Thiessen, Governor of the Bank of Canada, as he unveiled the $10 note at the Bank.

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• January 15, 2001

  Janet Cosier Appointed Chair of Canadian Payments Association

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada announced today that Janet Cosier, Adviser to the Governor, has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Payments Association.

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