April 24, 2002
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April 16, 2002
Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the overnight rate by one-quarter of one percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent. The operating band for the overnight rate is correspondingly increased, and the Bank Rate is now 2 1/2 per cent.
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March 27, 2002
The Bank of Canada Launches a New $5 Bank Note
David Dodge, Governor of the Bank of Canada and Paul Martin, Minister of Finance were joined at the unveiling by Jean Béliveau, former NHL hockey player for the Montréal Canadiens, Kim St. Pierre, member of the gold-medal-winning Canadian Olympic women's hockey team in Salt Lake City, and Myriam Bédard, two-time Olympic gold medallist in the biathlon.
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March 26, 2002
The Conduct of Monetary Policy in the Presence of Economic Shocks
Globalization - the trend towards greater economic integration around the world - has brought important benefits to us all. It has boosted world trade, opened up access to sources of global finance, and facilitated the diffusion of far-reaching technological advances in transportation, communications, and information processing.
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March 25, 2002
Canada's new $5 bank note launched on 27 March 2002
Canada's new $5 bank note will be launched Wednesday, 27 March, in Montréal.
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