At the 1944 international conference at Bretton Woods, Canadian economist and future Bank of Canada Governor, Louis Rasminsky, not only led the drafting of many of the documents but was also credited with breaking deadlocks between the British and American delegations. Canada would benefit greatly from this international push toward openness.
Ladies and Gentlemen, While financial inclusion is a priority around the world, we need to be conscious that addressing gender gaps in the financial system also forms part of solving the equation. Significant gender gaps still prevail in several geographies. While the figures are stark in developing economies, advanced economies are also not spared.