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EU and Canada sign historic free trade agreement

International Finance DeskNovember 4, 2016

by International Finance DeskNovember 4, 2016

CETA was almost derailed by objections from the Wallonia region in Belgium November 4, 2016: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau flew to Brussels on the weekend to attend an EU-Canada Summit which had been delayed for three days because of opposition in Belgium to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). Belgium came back to...

Economy

Canadian economy at stake over landmark trade deal with EU

International Finance DeskOctober 25, 2016

by International Finance DeskOctober 25, 2016

Canada and the EU remain hopeful that CETA, the EU’s most ambitious free trade deal, can still go through IFM Correspondent October 25, 2016: The Canadian economy has been facing a serious slump due to a number of reasons. To add to its woes, negotiations over a key trade deal – the Comprehensive Economic and...