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The Canadian Dollar as a Reserve Currency

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This article provides an overview of the growth of Canadian-dollar-denominated assets in official foreign reserves. Based on International Monetary Fund data and on internal Bank of Canada analysis, we estimate that the total reserve holdings of Canadian-dollar assets increased from negligible levels before 2008 to around US$200 billion in the third quarter of 2013. We discuss the determinants of this increase, as well as its potential impact on Canadian debt markets, for example, lower yields and therefore reduced financing costs for the Government of Canada, and the possible negative impact on market liquidity.

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  • Lukasz Pomorski & Francisco Rivadeneyra & Eric Wolfe, 2014. "The Canadian Dollar as a Reserve Currency," Bank of Canada Review, Bank of Canada, vol. 2014(Spring), pages 1-11.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bcarev:v:2014:y:2014:i:spring14:p:1-11
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    1. Bruno Feunou & Jean-Sébastien Fontaine & James Kyeong & Jesus Sierra, 2015. "Foreign Flows and Their Effects on Government of Canada Yields," Staff Analytical Notes 15-1, Bank of Canada.
    2. Andrew Usher & Edona Reshidi & Francisco Rivadeneyra & Scott Hendry, 2021. "The Positive Case for a CBDC," Discussion Papers 2021-11, Bank of Canada.
    3. Léanne Berger-Soucy & Corey Garriott & André Usche, 2018. "Government of Canada Fixed-Income Market Ecology," Discussion Papers 18-10, Bank of Canada.

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