A slow-down in international trade could be a harbinger of a new recession for the world's leading economies, a leading global policy organization [has] warned.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says trade figures are "deeply concerning" because the stagnating or declining rates of trade this year "have, in the past, been associated with global recession."
Canada’s small business confidence picked up almost three points in October, rising to 58.9. The gain marks the first national confidence increase in four months, but underlying factors continue to show a weak economy, according to CFIB’s latest Business Barometer® Index...
The long-awaited text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal was released on [November 5th, 2015], revealing the details of a pact aimed at freeing up commerce in 40 per cent of the world's economy but criticized for its opac
Canada has reopened its market to beef from the European Union, 19 years after it blocked all imports because of mad cow disease.
According to release from the European Commission in Brussels, Canada has reauthorized the import of beef from 19 member states.
On October 5th 2015, twelve Pacific Rim countries (Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the USA, Vietnam) concluded nearly eight-year long negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement ("TPP"). It is said to be the largest regional trade agreement ("RTA") in history, constituting 40% of the world's GDP.
