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March 14, 2019
Global leverage makes financial system vulnerable, Senior Deputy Governor Wilkins says
Global debt is now US$100 trillion higher than just before the financial crisis and more than three times global gross domestic product (GDP), presenting a headwind to growth and making the financial system vulnerable, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins said today.
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March 14, 2019
The Age of Leverage
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Carolyn A. Wilkins
UBC Vancouver School of Economics and CFA Society Vancouver
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Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins discusses how high leverage is both a headwind to global growth and a vulnerability in the global financial system.
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Risks to global growth posed by high leverage in major economies - Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn A. Wilkins speaks before the Vancouver School of Economics and CFA Society Vancouver. (16:05 (Pacific Time), 19:05 (Eastern Time))
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