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Investing overseas? Get the total tax rate
Taxation varies wildly from one country to another, even between states/provinces and between cities. When evaluating where to locate your business overseas it’s important to factor the tax burden...
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Sharpening risk management strategies for the eurozone
The eurozone may be the biggest drag on global growth, but it’s also a critical market for many international companies. The eurozone is the world’s second-largest economy, accounting for 17% of global...
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Two international trade solitudes
The region of Upstate New York, next door to Ontario, is dividing along trade lines: into businesses that export and those that do not. Photo: Dennis Macdonald A new study of the region’s top 30...
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Coping with population decline
All the handwringing over Canada’s aging population—increased demands on the healthcare system, pension plans and other social benefits—is just the tip of the iceberg. By about 2030, Canada’s natural...
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Is innovation still possible?
With declining populations, tougher competition for skilled immigrants and rising wages, increased productivity seems like the most reliable tool to grow the economy and increase prosperity. It’s no...
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The end of cheap labour
China has been the king of low-cost production for so long, it’s hard to believe its reign may have ended. Since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, wages there have tripled. By the end...
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Immigration isn’t forever
As more and more developed countries are waking up to the fact they will have to rely on immigrants to keep their economies growing, there’s increasing evidence that migration from poorer countries to...
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Four trends that will change your business
In our globalized economy, we’ve come to make certain assumptions about how people, products and ideas flow from one market to another. Manufactured goods for the masses come from emerging economies,...
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Emmanuelle Roman, global markets leader for global consumer products at Ernst & Young says you must execute ruthlessly your strategy. It must align your strategic vision with your global...
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The art of currency war
Last December, Shinzo Abe became Japanese prime minister with an unusual promise: to make the yen worth less. The country was frustrated after two decades of economic turmoil, and Abe argued much of...
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What is devaluation?
Devaluation means a deliberate attempt by a government or central bank to lower the value of its currency in foreign-exchange markets. This should not be confused with depreciation, which happens when...
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Restructuring advisors find work in Asia
With economies in the U.S. and Europe weak or struggling, a more robust Asia would seem a less attractive place for expansion by firms advising companies on financial restructuring and bankruptcy....
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The pain in Spain, despite improvement
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the government significantly narrowed its budget deficit last year, a sign that some of Europe’s toughest austerity measures are yielding results. Photo: Getty...
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Toronto woos the world’s bankers
For three days in late February, a normally hushed atrium in the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management turned into a hectic and noisy trading floor. Photo: Guy Vanderelst Teams from 48...
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Currency wars cast a shadow on global trade
Talks of currency wars are back in the news again. This is due in part to the recent move by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to nominate as head of the Bank of Japan a governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, who...
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China gets tough on taxation
Tax experts suggest that Chinese authorities are clamping down international in an effort to tax what they see as China’s fair share of profits. China’s State Administration of Taxation (SAT) and local...
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Yuan flows more freely
The use of China’s yuan abroad is rising as Beijing slowly loosens its grip and allows a wider group of investors to buy the nation’s currency, stocks and bonds. Photo: Cavan Images In Hong Kong, where...
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Making free zones work
A tale in Middle Eastern media circles speaks to the integral role free trade zones play in building up industries in developing countries, particularly those with deep water ports, stable governments...
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The steady hand of China’s central banker
Fear of inflation and hope for reform in China’s monetary policy are both rising. Lesser men might have balked, but People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan is facing the challenge. Two months...
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Less than a week to apply for the HSBC Awards
You have less than a week to apply for the HSBC International Business Awards. As in the first two years, the awards will honour the best in Canadian companies doing business outside the nation....
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