Tag: Trade Winds

A post-pandemic ASEAN strategy

| January 24, 2022 | 0 Comments
A post-pandemic ASEAN strategy

Canada’s engagement with Asia is shaped by its expanding trade ties with China toward the end of the 2000s. Apart from being Canada’s largest trading partner in Asia (third largest overall after the U.S. and EU), China also far superseded its Japanese and Korean counterparts in terms of their overall trade values with the Great […]

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The Bahamas’ new growth ministry

| January 24, 2022 | 0 Comments
The Bahamas’ new growth ministry

The Bahamas, as a low-lying, small island developing state (SIDS), is not only recovering from the weather and pandemic-induced disasters of the past, but also preparing for the future. Prime Minister Philip Davis gave a much-lauded speech at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in which he cautioned the world to take urgent […]

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Mexico-Canada: A strategic relationship

| January 24, 2022 | 0 Comments
Mexico-Canada: A strategic relationship

In recent years, the strategic relationship between Mexico and Canada has continued to consolidate, in large part because of the strong business ties and increasing trade opportunities between both countries. With the implementation of CUSMA, which came into effect July 1, 2020, the economic relationship between Mexico and Canada could reach a new level of […]

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Mongolia aims to widen exports and draw investors

| October 16, 2021 | 0 Comments
Mongolia aims to widen exports and draw investors

In 2016, Mongolia and Canada signed the Canada-Mongolia Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement, which provides a more transparent and predictable regulatory environment for Canadian investors in Mongolia. The agreement’s strong protections help Canadian and Mongolian companies deepen commercial ties. Investment-related laws and regulations of Mongolia render equal rights and opportunities to both foreign and […]

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Estonia: A strong digital economy

| October 16, 2021 | 0 Comments
Estonia: A strong digital economy

Thirty years after its re-establishment of independence, Estonia has become one of the fastest growing economies in Central and Eastern Europe, and a place where quick and successful reforms, economic westernization, innovation and openness to foreign capital have attracted numerous international companies. Estonia has attracted FDIs and enjoys some of the highest international credit ratings. […]

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Brazil and Canada: diverse and lasting partnership

| October 16, 2021 | 0 Comments
Brazil and Canada: diverse and lasting partnership

Since 1866, with the opening of the first Canadian trade office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Canada have worked together to improve bilateral trade and investments based on a set of shared values. This year, both countries celebrate the 80th anniversary of the establishment of formal diplomatic relations. The traditional and significant bilateral exchanges […]

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Finland and Canada: Few barriers to trade

| July 9, 2021 | 0 Comments
Finland and Canada: Few barriers to trade

Finland and Canada are similar countries in many respects. We have cold winters and share the same values, such as gender equality, democracy and human rights, and are passionate about ice hockey. Finland and Canada see climate change as one of the most pressing issues to tackle. The climate is warming twice as fast in […]

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Kuwait: Turning to the private sector

| July 9, 2021 | 0 Comments
Kuwait: Turning to the private sector

As a resource-rich country, Kuwait is diligently looking into steering the economy towards more private-sector activities, as well as exploiting other potential markets. Kuwait relies almost solely on its energy sector, with oil being the main product of export. In 2018, the nation sold approximately $79.2 billion worth of the commodity, which accounted for almost […]

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Lithuania: A gateway to EU market

| July 9, 2021 | 0 Comments
Lithuania: A gateway to EU market

What could a small European country by the Baltic Sea and a G7 country that’s more than 150 times larger and spans the Atlantic and Pacific oceans possibly have in common? Plenty, as it turns out, with innovation being one. But let’s start at the beginning. Lithuania and Canada have been close partners for decades […]

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Greece has a ‘steady entrepreneurial environment’

Greece has a ‘steady entrepreneurial environment’

In 2020, the resilience of all economies around the world was put to the test by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Greek economy was no exception. A swift and effective handling of the situation was mandatory to safeguard the trends of recovery after a long-lasting economic crisis in the country and to empower the national economy […]

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