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Is the global trading system unravelling before our eyes? Here is where things stand

May 1, 2020

It took decades to build the rules-based trading system. A few frantic days compounded historic strains on it.

The modern history of global trade is being written at warp speed, with a dizzying series of developments now testing the international trading system.

What the rules-based order looks like after this is anyone's guess.

Canada's dairy processors stand to lose $100M if USMCA takes effect July 1: senator

May 1, 2020

The federal government has betrayed Canada's dairy processors by allowing the United States to activate the new North American trade deal on July 1 — a month earlier than the industry was expecting, the Opposition leader in the Senate said Tuesday.

WHO/WCO list of priority medicines and an updated joint WCO/WHO HS classification list for COVID-19 medical supplies now available

May 1, 2020

The WCO continues its close cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO) to contribute to the rapid cross-border movement of medical supplies and medicines needed urgently during the current COVID-19 global pandemic.

Business Barometer: End of April brings some improvement in small business sentiment

April 30, 2020

Small business confidence took some steps in the right direction at the end of April, gaining almost 9 index points since the beginning of the month to 46.4 on the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB)’s Business Barometer®.

CERS Implementation

April 30, 2020

The CSCB participated in the April 28th BCCC Export Working Group meeting, where the CBSA provided an updated presentation on the implementation

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