Canada
Bank of Canada warns of corporate debt risks
Annual financial system report notes growing corporate debt in extractive industries
Trade protection leads to recessions in the long run – Bank of Canada researcher
Some policies can provide temporary booms in the short run, Yuko Imura finds
People: Zimbabwe governor given second term
Patterson steps down as Bank of Canada deputy governor; Romanian deputy becomes IMF rep
Canadian governor calls for innovation in mortgage market
Poloz says Canada should consider a private market for mortgage-backed securities
IBM wins contract to support Canadian RTGS overhaul
Canada is preparing to replace its unusual high-value payment system with a new generation
Central banks complete first blockchain currency swap
Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Canada link experimental local payment networks
Poloz tells lawmakers carbon tax is likely inflationary
The politically controversial policy could have a mixed impact on growth, the governor says
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: The Bay Area Devlopment
Located at the start of the Maritime Silk Road, the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater Bay Area seeks to harness advanced technology and green finance to catch up with the economically advanced bay areas of New York, San Francisco and Tokyo.
Canada’s Poloz says policy-makers ‘preoccupied’ with growth slowdown
Central bank expects weakness to be temporary, but cuts more hawkish wording
The IFF China Report 2019: Redesigning the international trading and monetary system
Reform of the financial system that brought about the 2007–08 financial crisis has not gone far enough and advanced and emerging market economies must find a more co-operative way forward to ensure globalisation can continue.
Global slowdown continues to warrant stimulus – Poloz
Poloz confident of Canada’s ability to adjust and says slowdown is temporary
Bank of Canada joins group of central banks tackling climate change
The network for greening the financial system aims to support Paris agreement’s goals
Carolyn Rogers to take over as Basel Committee secretary-general
William Coen to step down this year after 20 years with the committee
Canada’s Wilkins calls for non-bank stress testing
Asset management risks are not well understood, says deputy governor
Supervisory compliance weaker on 55% of Basel III principles – IMF
FSAP reports uncover potentially worrying trend on financial supervision since mid-2013
Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged on weaker economic outlook
The central bank thinks it is still necessary to keep policy rate below its neutral range
Buffers should not be rebuilt too quickly – Bank of Canada paper
Requirements should be lower during crisis recovery to avoid bank default, researcher argues
Canadian deputy governor explains reserves regime
Floating exchange rate, asset-liability matching and liquidity focus do not demand bigger portfolio
Advisory services: Deloitte
Central bank footprint includes new projects on cyber resilience in Canada, fintech in Saudi Arabia, DLT in Hong Kong
Fall in technology use helped slow Canadian productivity, BoC paper finds
But slowdown in labour productivity began eight years before fall in technology use – researchers
Adoption of a privately-issued digital currency can reduce social welfare, researchers find
Optimal policy can be achieved through central bank digital currency, authors say
Weak housing market and lower oil prices depress outlook for Canada – Poloz
Central bank holds interest rates as economy shows no sign of near-term strengthening
Beyond payments: central bank digital currency
Issuance of central bank digital currencies, such as Sweden’s proposed e-krona, could facilitate monetary policy beyond zero lower bound