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• March 11, 2010

  Bank of Canada: 75 Years Today

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the opening of its doors for business and to mark the occasion, Governor Mark Carney met with economics students from across Canada.

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• March 10, 2010

  Bank of Canada announces Deputy Governor Appointment

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced the appointment of Jean Boivin as Deputy Governor and member of the Governing Council of the Bank effective 1 April.

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• March 10, 2010

  Bank of Canada announces retirement of Deputy Governor Pierre Duguay

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that Pierre Duguay, Deputy Governor, will retire from the Bank on 29 July 2010.

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• March 4, 2010

  Bank of Canada to Issue New Bank Notes

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  As announced in today's federal budget, in 2011 the Bank of Canada will begin to issue a new series of bank notes printed on a polymer material.

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• March 2, 2010

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/4 per cent and reiterates conditional commitment to hold current policy rate until the end of the second quarter of 2010

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent.

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• February 26, 2010

  Bank of Canada announces appointment of Tiff Macklem as Senior Deputy Governor

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada today announced that Tiff Macklem has been appointed Senior Deputy Governor for a term of seven years beginning 1 July, 2010.

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• February 4, 2010

  Signs of Thaw in Corporate Attitudes Emerging, Says Governor Carney

  Media Relations Winnipeg, Manitoba

  With improvements in financial conditions, economic activity, commodity prices, and confidence, the Bank of Canada anticipates that there will be a relatively modest recovery this year in business fixed investment in Canada, and an acceleration of investment spending in 2011.

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• January 19, 2010

  Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1/4 per cent and reiterates conditional commitment to hold current policy rate until the end of the second quarter of 2010

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1/4 per cent.

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• December 16, 2009

  Household Finances Important for Financial System Stability, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney Says

  Media Relations Toronto, Ontario

  While the Canadian economy will likely grow faster than the economies of the other G-7 countries next year, the Bank of Canada expects our recovery to be more protracted than usual – and more reliant on domestic demand, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said today.

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• December 15, 2009

  Bank of Canada welcomes initiative to improve infrastructure for Canadian-dollar core funding markets

  Media Relations Ottawa, Ontario

  Policies and initiatives that help keep core markets functioning continuously, including in times of stress, promote the overall safety and soundness of our financial system.

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