Canada bank apologises after removing Asian face from note
August 22nd, 2012 - 9:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 22 (IANS) A bank in Canada has apologised after it removed an Asian woman from one of its bank notes in favour of a Caucasian, a move that ... Read more...
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Bank of Canada offers apology for ‘Asian woman’ banknote row
August 21st, 2012 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Aug 21 (IANS) Following accusations of racism, Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney has apologized for the way in which the image of an Asian woman was eliminated from ... Read more...
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Key Canadian lending rate unchanged
April 18th, 2012 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, April 18 (IANS) The Bank of Canada is keeping its key interest rate at one percent, the bank has announced although it indicated that interest rates could rise ... Read more...
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Canada releases new plastic currency
March 27th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, March 27 (IANS) Canadians will get their first look at a plastic bank note that will replace the paper 50 Canadian dollar bill.The Bank of Canada announced Monday that ... Read more...
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Bank of Canada holds lending rate at one percent
December 7th, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ottawa, Dec 7 (IANS) The Bank of Canada has maintained interest rates at 1 percent after warning that the recession in Europe will be worse than expected.Bank of Canada Governor ... Read more...
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Canada introduces plastic cash
June 22nd, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Toronto, Canada, June 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Bank of Canada has announced that they will place in circulation new currency notes made of polymer by the end of 2013. The central bank ... Read more...
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‘G-20 summit core agenda is to rejig economic system’
June 11th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 11 (IANS) Outlining the core agenda of the G-20 meeting here later this month, Canada Thursday said the grouping will work to put the global financial system on ... Read more...
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World headed for `long and deep’ recession: Canadian bank
December 18th, 2008 - 9:56 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, Dec 18 (IANS) Canada's top bank has warned that the world is heading for a "long and deep" recession.Scotiabank, which is the country's second largest bank with operations in about 50 ... Read more...
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