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Growth Gap Between Emerging and Advanced Nations To Remain Wide: Scotia Economics

Oct 7, 2011

Canada also faces stiffer headwinds, with the renewed slumps in the United States and Europe dampening non-resource shipments. Some softening in employment conditions and a more subdued housing market will contribute to the lower growth profile, though the buoyancy in resource-producing regions that is being underpinned by continuing large investments will remain an important contributor to growth. [Click on Pic to learn more]

U.S. Ambassador Speaks With the Manitoba Chambers of Commerce, Reinforces Strong Ties Between the U.S. and Canada

Oct 6, 2011

The roundtable discussion with members of the Chambers board, which is comprised of lawyers, accountants, bankers and business owners, brought a number of issues to the table. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Canadian Companies Increasingly Look Beyond U.S. – Trade Partners are 30 Per Cent More Diversified than 10 Years Ago” CIBC World Markets Report

Oct 3, 2011

“The main catalyst here is the surge in exports to emerging markets and the significant decline in exports to the U.S., which are currently back to the pre-NAFTA levels,” says CIBC Deputy Chief Economist Benjamin Tal. “At this rate, the U.S. share of total exports will fall to 60 per cent by the end of the decade, with emerging markets picking up nearly 90 per cent of the gain.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

“An Attack on Canada’s Ports and Railroads” Perrin Beatty, President, Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Oct 3, 2011

While President Obama and Prime Minister Harper pursue plans to open up the Canada-US border for legitimate travelers and commerce, protectionists remain hard at work building new barriers. If they succeed, the result will be higher costs for both consumers and North America’s businesses. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Ecosystems for Innovation” Deloitte Interviews U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra

Jul 29, 2011

Three trends are significantly lowering the cost and accelerating the speed of innovation. The first trend, the digital infrastructure, is now demonstrating benefits to the entrepreneurial ecosystem in ways that might have happened in the past but at a much faster rate with much broader impact. [Click on Pic to learn more]

European and U.S. Fiscal Restraint a Threat to Growth: CIBC

Jul 28, 2011

“For the U.S. economy, investors should actually prefer an extension of the debt ceiling without the grand bargain on restraint, if the latter would impose significant cuts to spending or tax hikes in the near term,” says Avery Shenfeld, Chief Economist at CIBC. “America’s biggest challenge isn’t its deficit, but getting growth reignited to the pace at which the economy can tolerate a smaller role for government.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

Signs Point to Canadian Rebound after Weakest Quarter Since Recession: CIBC

Jun 29, 2011

The report expects Canadian real GDP to grow by only one per cent this quarter but rebound in the third and fourth quarters to bring growth for the year as a whole to 2.7 per cent. It also calls for global growth to come in at 3.8 per cent in 2011. That’s about half a point below the still relatively upbeat estimates from some international bodies like the IMF. [Click on Pic to learn more]

RBC Refocuses U.S. Growth Strategy

Jun 20, 2011

“RBC remains fully committed to the U.S. market and this transaction allows us to focus our U.S. efforts on continuing to grow our two largest U.S. businesses, RBC Wealth Management and RBC Capital Markets,” said Gordon M. Nixon, president and chief executive officer, RBC. “In addition, we will maintain our existing cross-border banking platform for current and future clients with a targeted suite of cross-border products and services to meet their needs.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

Bison Transport Establishes a U.S. Presence with the Planned Acquisition of Britton Transport

Apr 5, 2011

This transaction will provide Bison Transport a US base of operations in close proximity to one of our key border crossing in the North Central US. We look forward to working with Dave Britton and the Britton employees in providing an expanded quality service offering to Britton and Bison customers”, stated Bison’s President and CEO Don Streuber. [Click on Pic to learn more]

“Innovating For Clean Energy Technology and Winning the Future” IISD

Mar 7, 2011

International Institute for Sustainable Development Chair Dan Gagnier explores the issues as rising world energy demand over the next 25 years will radically change the way we view our energy and fuel choices. [Click on Pic to learn more]

One-In-Three U.S. Consumers Have Already Cut Spending Because Of Rising Gas Prices: RBC Consumer Outlook Index

Mar 4, 2011

“What really stands out to us is worry about the future,” said RBC Capital Markets chief U.S. economist Tom Porcelli. “The geopolitical issues of recent weeks are seeping into expectations about markets and respondents’ financial position. The number of people who expect the value of their investments to ‘get worse’ rose to the highest level in four months. The erosion in personal finances has translated into people thinking they will have less to spend on discretionary items, and that number rose to the highest level in at least a year.” [Click on Pic to learn more]

Manitoba’s Premier to Join Governors to Discuss Potential Spring Flooding, Long-term Water Management

Feb 25, 2011

The province has also announced support for the ongoing work of the Red River Basin Commission with a commitment of $70,000 toward the commission’s long-term flood solutions project. The project involves modelling Red River main stem and tributary flow reductions from upper basin water storage projects in Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba, and will help to determine the potential flood damage reduction benefits of such projects. [Click on Pic to learn more]

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