Press Releases

• September 22, 2005

  Governor Dodge Discusses How Regulation Can Improve Financial System Efficiency

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge today said that the pursuit of financial system efficiency is an important way for regulators to "best serve the public and contribute to sustainable economic growth and prosperity in Canada."

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• September 7, 2005

  Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 3/4 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 2 3/4 per cent.

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• August 25, 2005

  Bank of Canada Announces 2005 Recipients of Annual Law-Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada is pleased to announce the 2005 recipients of its annual Law-Enforcement Award of Excellence for Counterfeit Deterrence.

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• August 11, 2005

  Bank of Canada releases 2006 schedule of dates for its policy interest rate announcements

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The announcement dates from September 2005 through December 2006

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• July 28, 2005

  Bank of Canada Announces Appointment of Special Adviser

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Mr. Little, who will join the Bank in September, is a recently retired journalist from the Globe and Mail, where he spent most of the past two decades writing about economics and public finance.

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• July 14, 2005

  Bank of Canada releases Monetary Policy Report Update

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today released its July Monetary Policy Report Update, which discusses current economic and financial trends in the context of Canada's inflation-control strategy.

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• July 12, 2005

  Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 2 1/2 per cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 2 1/2 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is unchanged, and the Bank Rate remains at 2 3/4 per cent.

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• June 28, 2005

  Governor Dodge Discusses Policies to Help Resolve Global Imbalances

  Media Relations London, United Kingdom

  Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge today spoke about the policies that governments around the world need to adopt in order to bring about an orderly resolution to global economic imbalances.

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• June 15, 2005

  Governor Dodge Discusses How Canada Is Adjusting to Change

  Media Relations Winnipeg, Manitoba

  Bank of Canada Governor David Dodge said today that Canadians are making the adjustments that will help our economy thrive in a changing global economic environment.

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• May 30, 2005

  Governor Dodge Examines How Countries Can Help Resolve Global Imbalances

  Media Relations Montréal, Quebec

  Mr. Dodge cited the promotion of flexible markets, the creation and maintenance of a sound financial system, and the pursuit of sound fiscal and monetary policies as priorities for policy-makers worldwide.

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