July 16, 2014
Canadian real GDP growth is projected to average around 2 ¼ per cent during 2014-2016.
Monetary Policy Report – July 2014
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July 7, 2014
Senior Loan Officer Survey - Second-Quarter 2014
The survey results point to a further easing in overall business-lending conditions during the second quarter of 2014. -
July 7, 2014
Business Outlook Survey - Summer 2014
The summer Business Outlook Survey continues to offer some encouraging signs for the economic outlook, although lingering uncertainty amid intense competition still hinders the pace of growth. -
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June 12, 2014
Stress Testing the Canadian Banking System: A System-Wide Approach
Stress testing is an important tool used by financial authorities and entities around the world to evaluate potential risks to the financial system. Kartik Anand, Guillaume Bédard-Pagé and Virginie Traclet discuss different stress-testing approaches, with emphasis on the innovative and analytically rigorous model developed by the Bank of Canada: the MacroFinancial Risk Assessment Framework (MFRAF). They also present the stress-test results obtained in the context of the 2013 Canada Financial Sector Assessment Program led by the International Monetary Fund, including the important contributions made by the use of MFRAF in the exercise.