The unique roles of the banking and financial sectors in the Canadian economy with an emphasis on current issues and innovations. Topics include the history and uses of money; the roles and functions of financial intermediaries and financial instruments; the determination of interest rates; inflation rates and exchange rates in Canada's monetary system; and the roles and policies of the Bank of Canada in maintaining Canadian economic stability within a changing world economy.
The unique roles of the banking and financial sectors in the Canadian economy with an emphasis on current issues and innovations. Topics include the history and uses of money; the roles and functions of financial intermediaries and financial instruments; the determination of interest rates; inflation rates and exchange rates in Canada's monetary system; and the roles and policies of the Bank of Canada in maintaining Canadian economic stability within a changing world economy.