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Speeches, Panels and Presentations
December 12, 2019
The Bank of Canada’s plans for 2020
In his traditional year-end speech, Governor Stephen S. Poloz described some of the long-term forces affecting the global and Canadian economies that will shape the Bank’s work in 2020.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches
Topic(s):
Digital Currencies and Fintech,
Economic models,
Inflation targets,
International topics,
Monetary policy framework,
Productivity
December 12, 2019
Big Issues Ahead: The Bank’s 2020 Vision
Governor Stephen S. Poloz discusses how long-term global economic forces will drive the Bank of Canada’s work agenda in 2020 and beyond.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches
Topic(s):
Digital Currencies and Fintech,
Economic models,
Inflation targets,
International topics,
Monetary policy framework,
Productivity
November 15, 2019
Private Digital Currencies or Central Bank Digital Currencies?
Archived panel discussion at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Content Type(s):
Press,
Speeches
Topic(s):
Digital Currencies and Fintech
In the News
January 21, 2020
The Bank of Canada announces it is creating a working group with five other central banks and the Bank for International Settlements to assess the potential cases for central bank digital currencies.
Central bank group to assess potential cases for central bank digital currencies
Content Type(s):
Press,
Announcements
Topic(s):
Digital Currencies and Fintech
May 2, 2019
This joint press release highlights the findings of the Jasper-Ubin experiment on cross-border, cross-currency payments using distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Central Banks of Canada and Singapore conduct successful experiment for cross-border payments using Distributed Ledger Technology
Content Type(s):
Press,
Press Releases
Topic(s):
Digital Currencies and Fintech
November 15, 2018
This joint press release describes a preliminary report on the findings of the fourth phase of the Project Jasper research initiative.
The Bank of Canada, Bank of England and Monetary Authority of Singapore share assessment on emerging opportunities for digital transformation in cross-border payments
Content Type(s):
Press,
Press Releases
Topic(s):
Digital Currencies and Fintech