Western University has the following experts available to media to contextualize the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and how it is affecting markets and financial institutions in Canada and around the world. Daniel Brou Associate Professor, DAN Department of Management...
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Closing the world’s equity gap requires concerted policy shifts, says Indian activist
The gap between rich and poor, between powerful and disenfranchised, has rarely been more pronounced than it is now, says world-renowned activist and scientist Vandana Shiva. The India-based environmentalist and physicist, who earned her doctorate at Western...
The “core” of core inflation — Bank of Canada’s Lawrence Schembri to speak at Western
The Bank of Canada’s delicate dance of setting and tweaking monetary policy – assessing financial trends, pressures and risks and then aiming for two-per-cent inflation —is crucial to Canada’s economic wellbeing. Price stability helps ensure sustainable economic...
$2-million donation establishes Jarislowsky Chair in Central Banking at Western
Western University is poised to move to the forefront of central banking teaching and research in Canada, thanks to a recent generous donation from The Jarislowsky Foundation announced today. The $2-million endowed gift, to be matched by Western, will establish the...
Western Professor James MacGee receives Bank of Canada Governor’s Award
Western University Economics Professor James MacGee has been awarded the prestigious Governor’s Award by the Bank of Canada.