Tag: Canada
The Inter-American Development Bank (“IDB” or “IADB”), rated Aaa/AAA (Moody’s/S&P), priced last week a new CAD 500 million 7-year Global Sustainable Development Bond raising awareness for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being. The transaction pays a semi-annual coupon of 0.875% and matures on 27 August 2027. It priced with a […]
The UK is to begin negotiations for upgraded trade deals with Canada and Mexico this year focused on creating even greater opportunities for UK businesses in industries of the future such as digital, data and services. A call for input will ask for views from the public, businesses and other stakeholders on what the UK’s […]
Surecomp, a Canada-based trade finance solutions provider, has announced that its major software tie-up with Netherlands’ Rabobank is now live. In a press statement released yesterday, Surecomp said that Rabobank is now fully operational using the Canadian firm’s integrated back- and front-office digital trade finance solutions DOKA-NG and allNETT. Rabobank has also deployed one of […]
Surecomp, a Canada-based trade finance solutions provider, has launched a new due diligence partnership with the Swiss-based Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). Under the deal, GLEIF will use Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes and the Global LEI Index to facilitate know your customer (KYC) compliance for Surecomp clients. The tie-up aims to provide customers […]
While leading a delegation of women entrepreneurs to the United Kingdom, the Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development, met in London with Kemi Badenoch, the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade. Minister Ng and Secretary Badenoch discussed the ongoing process for the United Kingdom […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes The UK and Canada have unveiled agreements on biomanufacturing, quantum, climate change and alternative protein research, as part of a package of announcements aimed at greatly deepening collaboration on science and innovation between the two countries. UK Science Minister George Freeman was in Ottawa, meeting Canada’s Minister of Science, Innovation […]
The U.S. Commerce Department announced on Thursday its intention to apply preliminary anti-dumping duties to tin-plated steel imports from Canada, Germany, and China. This decision excluded five nations, bringing a sigh of relief to food can manufacturers who had been anxious about potential higher tariffs. China will face the steepest duties at 122.5% for their […]
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes The Honourable Mary Ng, Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development, has announced that Export Development Canada (EDC) surpassed its own expectations by providing over $12 billion in support to cleantech businesses in 2023. This achievement comes two years earlier than the initially planned target date. Back in […]
