Press Releases

• March 31, 1999

  Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 5 Per Cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one per cent to 5 per cent. The associated operating band for overnight interest rates was similarly reduced.

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• March 22, 1999

  Bank of Canada Governor speaks to the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union

  Media Relations Kitchener, Ontario

  In a speech delivered today to the 35th annual meeting of the Mennonite Savings and Credit Union, Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen talked about financial sector reform, the economy, and monetary policy.

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• January 28, 1999

  Bank of Canada Welcomes Canada's New Funds Transfer System

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today welcomed the announcement by the Canadian Payments Association that full operation of the Large Value Transfer System (LVTS) will begin on 4 February 1999.

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• January 20, 1999

  Bank of Canada Governor Addresses Canadian Club of Ottawa

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen today reviewed the economic implications of the European currency union and its lessons for Canada.

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• December 7, 1998

  Bank of Canada Governor Addresses Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

  Media Relations Victoria, British Columbia

  Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen today reviewed the impact of turmoil in the global economy and international financial markets on Canada's economy and monetary policy.

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• November 19, 1998

  Pilot Repurchase Operation Call for Tenders

  Ron Morrow

  The following pilot repurchase operation will be conducted by the Bank of Canada on behalf of the Government of Canada, subject to the "Standard Terms for Repurchase Operations of Government of Canada Marketable Bonds."

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• November 18, 1998

  Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 5¼ Per Cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one percentage point to 5¼ per cent.

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• November 16, 1998

  Bank of Canada Governor comments on release of the Monetary Policy Report

  Media Relations

  Bank of Canada Governor Gordon Thiessen today commented on the release of the Monetary Policy Report for November 1998.

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• November 5, 1998

  Government of Canada Pilot Bond Buyback Program Launch: Operational Framework

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  On behalf of the Minister of Finance, the Bank of Canada announced today the operational framework for the previously announced pilot bond buyback program.

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• October 16, 1998

  Bank Rate Lowered by ¼ Percentage Point to 5½ Per Cent

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today lowered its Bank Rate by ¼ of one percentage point to 5½ per cent.

  Content Type(s): Press, Press releases