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This issue features four articles that present research and analysis by Bank staff. The first focuses on financial transaction taxes; the second on the role of central counterparties in over-the-counter markets; and the third on monetary policy and the risk-taking channel, as seen in the lending behaviour of banks. The fourth article presents research findings on the use of retail payment instruments and discusses the implications of innovations in retail payments on the use of cash over the long term.

Deputy Governor Agathe Côté will discuss the four main responsibilities of the Bank and its economic outlook.

Governor Mark Carney discusses financial system reform in a speech to the Canadian Club of Montréal.

The G-20’s ambitious financial sector reform agenda  is creating a more open, resilient global financial system, which is central to the transformation of the global economy, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today in a speech to the Canadian Club of Montréal. The Governor provided an update of what has been accomplished and what […]

Governor Mark Carney announces the entry into circulation of the new $20 polymer bank notes.