Trade Matters

Trade Matters

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Trade Matters episodes

  • Geopolitics, economy weigh on exporter confidence

    According to our latest Trade Confidence Index (TCI), confidence fell across all regions of the country. While all components of the index dropped, domestic economic conditions and domestic sales posted the sharpest declines in our biannual survey.

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 

    6 min
  • Global Economic Outlook: A slow-then-grow

    In our latest Global Economic Outlook, we expect central banks to

    cut rates, with a gaze firmly fixed on inflationary trends. The Bank of Canada, the U.S. Federal Reserve, and the European Central Bank will begin cutting this year, but it’ll take them well into 2025 to get policy rates to their neutral levels—the point at which rates neither help nor harm economic activity.

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 

    6 min
  • What’s in store for ’24?

    December is traditionally a time for forecasters to take stock of the year that was; celebrate the good calls, more commonly account for the bad ones and sharpen our focus on what it all means for the years ahead.

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod

    6 min
  • Measuring geopolitical risk

    Geopolitical uncertainty has always been a concern for

    Canadian exporters doing business abroad. How can businesses measure and convert these risks into
    costs that help better inform decision-making?

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 

    7 min
  • Accelerating Canada’s cleantech innovation

    Boosting Canadian competitiveness, promoting cleantech

    entrepreneurship and supporting startups that are experimenting with nascent technologies is essential for Canada’s cleantech sector to be successful.

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 


    7 min
  • ROK-steady

    Despite a challenging year, the Indo-Pacific remains an important engine of global growth. There is one US$1.7 trillion economy that stands as a crucial foundation to the region’s economic architecture, and a key market for growing Canadian trade opportunities. Welcome to the Republic of Korea (ROK)!

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 

    6 min
  • Goldilocks outlook: Not too hot, not too cold

    The impacts of central bank rate increases are finally hitting home in a real way in North America, Europe, and across other major economies. Could the global economy grow by a not-too-hot-not-too-cold number?

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 

    6 min
  • All eyes on Indonesia

    Indonesia is already Canada’s largest ASEAN trading partner, with Canadian exports skyrocketing 45% last year. We have also recently opened a regional office in Jakarta. Regardless of the sector, the demand from Indonesia is here, for those Canadian companies willing and able to supply it.

    To know more: https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 

    6 min
  • Reports of the U.S. dollar’s demise greatly exaggerated

    Amidst all the geopolitical noise, the U.S. dollar still dominates foreign exchange trades, accounting for more than half of international payments and almost 85% of all trade finance transactions. Will Canadian exporters have to adapt if things change going forward?
    https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod 

    5 min
  • Bordering on decarbonization

    Policy-makers in the European Union (EU) recently agreed to implement the world’s first carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), aimed at contributing to global decarbonization efforts. So, what does this mean for Canadian exporters? 


    https://go.edc.ca/trade-insights_pod  

    6 min

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