The same circular also provided for the partial lifting of the moratorium on the opening of new thrift and rural banks and branches to allow the entry of microfinance-oriented banks. •  Circular 282 (April 2001) specifies the guidelines governing the rediscounting facility for microfinance loans of rural and cooperative banks.
By comparison, only 15 percent of Canadians who lost their job during the global financial crisis said they expected to return to the same one. Inflation, meanwhile, has dropped close to zero, driven mainly by falling prices for gasoline. We expect that temporary factors will keep inflation below the target range in the near term.