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Canada – Financial Sector Stability Assessment

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Canada – Financial Sector Stability Assessment

IMF Country Report No. 14/29

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O Canada: Its financial sector is solid and its economy is growing, but rising property values present risks.

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7

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  • Analytical
  • Innovative
  • Scientific

Recommendation

While many of the world’s developed economies nearly melted down in 2008, Canada kept its cool, insulated by its sensible macroeconomic and banking oversight, and the high prices it collects for the resources extracted from beneath its chilly soil. Today, Canada remains a global economic and financial power; only the envious would call that dull. The IMF recognizes Canada’s stellar performance but marks its report card with an A-minus: It needs to watch out for property bubbles and rising household debt. getAbstract suggests this dry but informative report on a thriving economy to investors, financial professionals and regulators.

Summary

Canada’s financial system was one of the very few to emerge from the 2008 global crisis with its structure intact. Its banks remain profitable and have ample resources. The Canadian economy should grow by about 2.25% in 2014 compared to 1.7% in 2013; unemployment should average around 6.5% in the medium term; and inflation should close in on the Bank of Canada’s target rate of 2% by the end of 2015.

Stress tests on Canadian banking, insurance and securities markets suggest that the country’s systemically important financial institutions...

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