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May 26, 2010
Senate Committee on National Finance
At year-end 2009, there were 1.8 billion bank notes in circulation, with a total value of $55.5 billion – approximately $1,630 per Canadian. The Bank of Canada is not responsible for coins. Decisions on coinage rest with the federal government, in particular, the Department of Finance, and with the Royal Canadian Mint.
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May 14, 2010
17th Annual Meetings of Gouverneurs des banques centrales des pays francophones
As part of events related to its 75th anniversary, the Bank of Canada hosted the 17th annual meetings of Gouverneurs des banques centrales des pays francophones in Montréal from 12 to 14 May 2010.
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May 7, 2010
The New Bank of Canada Commodity Price Index (BCPI)
The Bank of Canada today announced the introduction of a new Bank of Canada commodity price index (BCPI).
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May 6, 2010
Is There a Commodity Curse? Lessons from the Past
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John Murray
University of Alberta Institute for Public Economics and C.D. Howe Institute
Edmonton, Alberta
As the title of the conference suggests, we have seen many boom-and-bust cycles in the commodity sector. This raises one obvious and central question: How can we avoid them in the future?
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