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• September 30, 2010

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Discusses Employment in a Modest Recovery

  Media Relations Windsor, Ontario

  The global economy is entering a new phase of unusual uncertainty and the recovery can be expected to be modest and uneven, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney told the Windsor-Essex Chamber of Commerce today.

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• September 14, 2010

  Economic Case for Global Financial Sector Reform Compelling, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Says

  Media Relations Berlin, Germany

  The economic case for global financial sector reform is compelling, and the basic stakes are enormous, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney argued today in Berlin in a lecture that focused on the costs and benefits of reform. "Without credible, coordinated financial reforms, we risk losing the open trading and financial system that has underpinned the economic miracle of recent times," he said.

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• September 10, 2010

  Renewed faith in the international monetary system is essential for G20 success, says Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney

  Media Relations Calgary, Alberta

  Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney today urged the world's leading nations to ensure that their domestic policies are consistent with the G-20 framework for strong, sustainable, and balanced growth and to support the G-20 financial system reforms.

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• September 8, 2010

  Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent.

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