skills development administration ( tesda ), the bsp will develop a financial literacy course, [ which will be ] a massive open online course offered in the tesda online program. through this course, we can further expand our reach to over four million technical - vocational education and training learners. the digital landscape and the digital payments transformation roadmap the bsp advocates for ( i ) digital financial services through its policy work and ( ii ) digital financial literacy through its advocacy work. under the bsp's digital payments transformation roadmap, we aim to have half of all retail transactions go digital by 2023 and 7 in 10 filipinos to own formal transaction accounts. the bsp is on track to reach these targets through its trifecta of financial inclusion, financial education, and consumer protection programs and policies. in cooperation with our partners, the bsp also executes digital literacy campaigns and embeds cyber hygiene lessons in our fin - ed training programs. so, what can you expect in the next five days of the fined expo? this afternoon, we will hear from our government agency partners as they share their fin - ed milestones and programs. on tuesday afternoon, we will learn about digital payments, qr ph [ national quick response code standard ], and digital banking in our panel discussions. on wednesday morning, we will also learn about responsible debt management and strategies to get out of debt for filipinos from all walks of life. this will be followed by a learning session on financial planning and risk management in the afternoon, featuring stories of financial struggles and successes from our surprise guests. join us on thursday afternoon as experts discuss investment options, such as government saving programs, retirement accounts, and stocks, as well as the regulators'take on virtual assets and nfts [ non - fungible tokens ], among others. finally, we culminate the expo on friday by showcasing examples of innovative financial education initiatives : ( i ) a financial education talk show for families, ( ii ) a livelihood program for persons with disabilities, and ( iii ) an online financial literacy campaign for filipino adults. 3 / 4 bis - central bankers'speeches for our registered participants, come and visit the learning resource center on the expo app to access and download the bsp's materials on economic and financial education for free. we invite you to visit the exhibit hall and fill in your virtual passports for a chance to win exciting prizes. this year, we also added expo - themed

david dodge : summary of the latest monetary policy report opening statement by david dodge, governor of the bank of canada, at a press conference following the release of the monetary policy report update, ottawa, 26 january 2006. * * * today, we released the update to our october monetary policy report ( mpr ). the update reviews economic and financial trends in the context of canada's inflation - control strategy. the canadian and world economies are evolving essentially in line with the bank's expectations, and the outlook for growth and inflation in canada is similar to that in the october mpr. canada's economy continues to adjust to global developments and to the associated changes in relative prices. the bank continues to judge that the canadian economy is operating at its production capacity and will grow roughly in line with its production potential through 2007. annual gdp growth is expected to be 3. 1 per cent this year and 2. 9 per cent in 2007, with strong growth in domestic demand and further gains in exports. total cpi inflation, which was 2. 3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2005, will continue to be affected by the prices of crude oil and natural gas. the bank projects that total inflation will be about 2. 5 per cent in the first half of 2006, easing to 2 per cent by the first half of 2007. core inflation, which was 1. 6 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2005, should also return to 2 per cent by the first half of next year. risks to the bank's projection remain balanced for 2006. through 2007 and beyond, risks are tilted to the downside, as the unwinding of global imbalances could involve a slowdown in world economic activity. in line with the bank's base - case projection and current assessment of risks, some modest further increase in the policy interest rate would be required to keep aggregate supply and demand in balance and inflation on target over the medium term.