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April 29, 2008
As part of its continuing provision of liquidity in support of the efficient functioning of financial markets, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) as follows:
Bank of Canada Announces Term PRA Transaction
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April 17, 2008
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:
Results of the 17 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction
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April 16, 2008
Results of the 16 April 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills.
Results of the 16 April 2008 Sale of Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
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April 15, 2008
As part of its continuing provision of liquidity in support of the efficient functioning of financial markets, the Bank of Canada announced today that it will enter into a 28-day term purchase and resale agreement (PRA) as follows:
Bank of Canada Announces Term PRA Transaction
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April 15, 2008
The Bank of Canada announced today it will sell $2 billion of its holdings of treasury bills. This transaction will offset the temporary increase in assets associated with the term purchase and resale transactions announced today.
Bank of Canada to Sell Treasury Bills for Balance Sheet Management Purposes
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April 3, 2008
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:
Results of the 3 April 2008 Term PRA Transaction
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March 31, 2008
On 5 March 2008, the Bank released for comment its proposed eligibility criteria for accepting ABCP and noted that two broad policy objectives guided the Bank's assessment. First, the eligibility criteria should mitigate any risks to the Bank that might be associated with accepting ABCP securities as collateral for the SLF.
Eligibility Criteria and Conditions for Accepting Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) as Collateral for the Bank of Canada's Standing Liquidity Facility (SLF)
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March 20, 2008
As announced in the Debt Management Strategy 2008-2009, minor operational changes will be made to the bond buyback program to broaden the eligible basket of securities available for buyback operations. The changes are as follows:
Operational Changes to the Bond Buyback Program
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March 20, 2008
The results of today's term PRA operations are as follows:
Results of the 20 March 2008 Term PRA Transaction
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