CSCB President Carol West and the CBSA have co-authored an article recently published in the February 2016 issue of the World Customs Organization newsletter.
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Business Barometer: Oil-producing provinces weighing down small business confidence
March 15, 2016
Small business confidence, which saw steady erosion through 2015, is virtually unchanged in February. CFIB's Business Barometer® Index posted a barely perceptible 0.3-point monthly gain to 54.7, and it remains more than 12 points below its most recent October 2014 peak.
Joint statement by European Commissioner for Trade and Canada's Minister of International Trade on Canada-EU trade agreement
March 15, 2016
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, and Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, ...released the following statement [on February 29, 2016]:
“Canada and the European Commission are very pleased to announce that the legal review of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement [CETA] English text has been completed.
Business Barometer: Falling dollar, oil prices, send business confidence to post-recession low
February 26, 2016
The almost steady decline in small business optimism seen through 2015 has stayed on trend for the first month of 2016. The Business Barometer® Index reached a new post-recession low of 54.3 in January—about 10 points below the level associated with normal economic growth.
Swoony Loonie: More in Store?
February 21, 2016
Hey, pull the ripcord already! The Canadian dollar is plunging to earth at a faster rate than it ever has. If last year’s descent wasn’t enough, it resumed early in 2016, sinking to lows that were unthinkable just two years ago. Even last year’s low-loonie beneficiaries are alarmed, wondering along with everyone else about their relative wealth and the inflated price of their winter escape.