Canada
Lawmakers should halt closures of Canadian bank branches – research
Bank of Canada paper urges lawmakers to look at Swedish proposal to keep remote branches open
Basel III changed securities dealing – Bank of Canada paper
Regulations have changed dealers’ behaviour and reduced risk, study finds
Communications award: Bank of Jamaica
Bank of Jamaica has done more than just lift the economic literacy of its society
Bank of Canada paper looks at risk in securities dealing
More complex dealer networks can increase probability of settlement failure, researchers find
Bank of Canada holds rates but cuts growth forecast
Central bank cuts expected growth by 0.75 percentage points lower for both Q4 2019 and Q1 2020
Poloz to leave Bank of Canada in June 2020
Governor has decided not to seek a second term
Global house price growth slows, but China still surging
BIS figures show broad slowdown in growth, though prices are still rising fast in some places
Facing up to the tech challenge
Central banks get a wake-up call from libra
Canada’s fiscal stimulus worth 100bp of rate cuts – Poloz
Infrastructure investment has also helped to reduce financial vulnerabilities
Canada’s Poloz on monetary policy limits, transparency and cyber recovery
Speaks about stagflation risks from trade wars, the value of market signals and Canada’s CBDC plans
Bank of Canada plans new emergency liquidity facility
Facility designed in response to new threats, such as cyber and extreme weather events
Poloz: AI revolution calls for looser policy
Central banks can take lessons from Greenspan’s policy during IT revolution, governor says
Riksbank sells Canadian and Australian bonds on climate risks
Swedish central bank based decision on high greenhouse gas emissions in Alberta, Queensland and Western Australia
Policy-makers should update cyber regulations – Bank of Canada official
Greater collaboration and information-sharing is required to strengthen reliance, Filipe Dinis says
MAS develops fintech information-sharing platform
Singapore partners with Canadian and French regulators
Bank of Canada on hold but watching economy’s ‘resilience’
Governing council says economy is likely to be “tested” by trade conflict and uncertainty
Bank of Canada picks MindBridge for AI fraud detection trial
Trial under central bank’s ‘Pivot’ scheme will test artificial intelligence for payment fraud detection
Demand for cash remains solid in many parts of the world
Sayuri Shirai re-examines the decline of cash use worldwide
People: Bank of Canada appoints new deputy
Bank of Canada promotes from within; BIS appoints regional chair; FCA names new executive
Canadian collateral can withstand crisis-level systemic risk – BoC paper
Trading by bank customers could be a potential indicator of future crisis, researcher says
Venezuelan opposition nominates ad hoc central bank board
Legislature aims to prevent Maduro’s regime from accessing gold and foreign currency reserves
Bank of Canada latest to reform key reference rate
Central bank is set to take over administration of new reference rate next year
Bank of Canada holds rates despite stronger inflation
Central bank predicts higher growth in coming years but warns of possible trade conflict with US
Bank of Canada collaborates with private sector on cyber defence
New partnership with private sector bridges gaps in cyber resilience co-ordination, Poloz says