There is one important issue where it doesn’t matter whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump won this week’s U.S. presidential election. Both candidates were dead set against passing the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, and that spells the end to the world’s biggest free trade deal, says an international trade lawyer. “Even if other countries started to […] Read more
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Panama Canal expansion to alter global shipping
New locks at the century old canal connect the present to the future by allowing ships triple the size, says official
The completion of an ambitious $5.4 billion expansion project at the Panama Canal is being hailed by shipping experts and Panamian authorities as a game-changing accomplishment that marks the beginning of a new era in global shipping. In a ceremony attended by heads of state and shipping executives from around the world, the expanded canal […] Read more
Put ag at centre of Canada-Brazil deal
Brazil and Canada have plenty in common, including the importance of agriculture to our respective economies. According to a recent report by the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, agricultural trade and innovation represent a strategic sector for Canada’s accelerating relationship with Brazil. Certainly, Brazil’s emergence in the western hemispheric neighbour-hood is difficult […] Read more
