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Browse economic indicators and data sets, selected by <em>Global Finance</em> editors, to learn more about Canada economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Canada best banks and safest banks are also available.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Tyro Entrepreneur Catapults Into Top CEO Ranks

At the tender age of 26, Alex Rodrigues became the youngest current CEO of a US-based publicly traded company after the trucking software company he founded, Embark Trucks, went public on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Features

Ready For Takeoff

Easy money puts big Canadian corporates in a good position for post-pandemic recovery, but for smaller companies funding remains tough.

News

Canada’s New Finance Minister Breaks The Glass Ceiling

Chrystia Freelandadds finance minister to herrésuméalongsidedeputy prime minister and minister of intergovernmental affairs.

Features

Canadian Economy Bolstered By Tech, Housing

Canada’s economy is reeling from Covid-19 and a slumping energy market, but a lively tech sector and support from government and the central bank offer hope for recovery.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

Canada’s New Bank Governor Tackles Economic Chaos

Tiff Macklem, a former senior deputy governor at the Bank of Canada as well as a former dean of the Rotman School of Management, tookthe top spot at the bank on June 3.

News

CEO Moves Canada’s Encana, Renamed, To US

Canadian investors clashed withEncana'snew American CEO who eventually decided to move the company closer to home.

News

A Scandal Made In Canada

CanadianPrime Minister Justin Trudeau ensnareda major scandal.

Award Winners

World’s Best Bank Awards 2018: North America

Short-term pain, long-term gain: The one-time impact of the new US tax law masks strong improvements.

Economics, Policy & Regulation

New CPTPP Chips Away At U.S. Prestige

U.S. President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership prompted the other 11 nations that were party to the agreement to forge ahead in a new pact without the U.S.

Capital Raising & Corporate Finance

Funds Turn Toward Financial Data Companies

Sovereign wealth funds are looking to buy data—and they're buying the data companies to acquire them.

News

CETA Hails New Era Of Bilateral Trade Deals

The long-awaited Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the European Union and Canada was approved by the European Parliament in mid-February.