Global Issues

China backs out of Quadra FNX deal

China backs out of Quadra FNX deal

Falling price of copper seen as major factor in about-face

How Canadian companies should compete on the world stage

Author Andrea Mandel-Campbell says Canadian companies have squandered opportunities to expand abroad and offers some prescriptions on how to do better

Why Brazil stands out

Why Brazil stands out

While other BRIC countries have run into road bumps, Latin American's largest economy is becoming a key driver of emerging-market power

Exports’ brightening future

Exports’ brightening future

Export Development Canada’s chief economist offers some insights into Canada’s prospects for 2010 and 2011

China and Canada at the G20 summit

As economy soars, Beijing is seeking greater influence within the IMF and World Bank

California screamin’

The Golden State’s crushing debt problem is a warning to governments everywhere: real austerity is agonizing

Back to the G20

Now a business lobbyist, former federal minister John Manley warns of tough tax choices to come

Real-time trucking

A new system allows trucking data to serve as a leading economic indicator

Canada’s missing in Russia

Greater leadership from the top would vastly improve chances of success for businesses

Lawyers bullish on China

Acting for Chinese companies as they scour the world for natural resources poses some particular challenges