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The Canadian economy is confronting high global uncertainty and risk. A new U.S. administration will reshape economic policy and international relations in a period already characterized by a fragmentation of global trade and...more
Discussions with investors in Asia, Europe and the United States provide valuable insight into the state of Canada’s economy. Views reflect reality and perception. Both matter. Investors universally envy our potential, our...more
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more
The National People’s Congress, as an important part of China “Two Sessions”, started its annual meeting on 5 March 2023, in which Premier Li Keqiang delivered the government work report for 2023 (“GWR”) to policymakers,...more
Retail sales increased 8.0% in October, exceeding the CORE CPI of 6.3%; and monthly retail sales were up .9% over September totals, exceeding the monthly inflation index of .4%, but much of this gain was due to inflation...more
The advent of COVID-19 has brought a challenge to the stability of the economy of every country in the world. Fortunately, and unlike the situation in many countries, Israel’s economy grew by 15.4% on an annualized basis in...more
In March of 2021, China’s most important annual political meetings took place as thousands of delegates to the National People’s Congress (NPC), the national legislature, and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative...more
Breaking down Thursday’s GDP report, which—as expected—was gangbusters in isolation but in context shows U.S. economic output “3.5 percent below where it was in the last pre-pandemic quarter, equivalent to a severe recession...more
As expected, the Fed left rates unchanged at near zero as the Open Market Committee broke on Wednesday but managed to buoy stocks by pledging to “keep supporting the United States economy as the pandemic continues to depress...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the most severe economic shock since the Great Depression. Despite massive intervention by central banks and governments, real output in the advanced economies likely fell in mere weeks by...more
This is a special edition of the twice-yearly Bennett Jones Economic Outlook. In it, as always, we review the global economic and trade context and the short-term outlook for global and Canadian growth. In addition, we...more
With a population of over 1 billion people and a landmass larger than the combined areas of the USA, India and China, Africa presents a significant opportunity for the air transport industry. The Single African Air Transport...more
After a strong performance in 2017 and the first half of 2018, the global economy slowed markedly and is projected to grow at a more moderate but also more sustainable annual rate of 3.3% from 2019 to 2021. In Section I, we...more
Economic Commentary - Although there are no signs apparent of an imminent recession in the U.S. or other major global economies, there is some uncertainty whether this is a brief period of moderating global growth or an...more
Governments are currently busy, or will be soon, preparing annual budgets that will be tabled in the months to come. The fiscal health and prospects of the provinces and federal government vary significantly. Whatever...more
Is Africa the new China? Is there a new scramble for Africa? Can African countries do it alone? Why should Africa be confident? I have even heard ‘Africa Rising’ again. ...more
ECONOMIC REVIEW AND OUTLOOK - The start of 2019 is a stark contrast to the beginning of 2018. Optimism ruled the day last year, as the S&P 500 closed with a 6.6% return in the fourth quarter and the bond market behaved in...more
Economic Commentary - The U.S. economy continues to show signs of improvement. Unemployment fell to 3.7 percent, and second quarter GDP grew to an annualized rate of 4.2 percent, which is the highest rate of growth since...more
A recap of Friday’s GDP numbers, which featured both a strong 3.5% growth rate and early signs that “the growth could cool in coming months”...more
Section I: Global Growth to 2020 - The outlook for global growth in 2018 and 2019 is now considerably stronger than forecasters anticipated it would be a year ago. Advanced economies are now expected to grow at rates well...more
Everyone is in pursuit of happiness - that elusive state in the human psyche that is not merely a positive mood but a state of well-being with a sense of meaning and deep satisfaction. Happiness is fast becoming a measure for...more
In our Fall 2016 Economic Outlook, we set out at some length our analysis of the main factors which have contributed to the low “new normal” growth rates the world has experienced since 2011. We argued that trend annual...more