– and more pain could be coming, warns a trade expert. Helena Wasserman Business Insider SA Unlike the EU, Mexico, South Korea, Australia, Argentina, Brazil and Canada, SA will not be exempted from US duties on steel and aluminium imports. This will hurt local industries, who now for the first time have to pay these duties.…
DetailsIAAF’s hyperandrogenism rule could prevent South African double Olympic champion Caster Semenya from competing in 800m and 1500m races. SA athlete Caster Semenya. Picture: Gallo Images/AFP Reuters | about 9 hours ago NORTH CAROLINA – Canada’s athletics federation called on Monday for a rigorous review of a new IAAF hyperandrogenism rule. “Athletics Canada has serious concerns…
DetailsU.S. President Donald Trump has extended the exemptions on steel and aluminum tariffs on Canada and other U.S. allies including Mexico and the European Union. By Rebecca Joseph National Online Journalist Global News The extension comes as Canada and the U.S. continue negotiations over NAFTA, where the issue of tariffs has been an irritant. It’s unclear whether the matter could become…
DetailsAfter this Supreme Court ruling, the provinces have less reason to push for free trade within Canada. Block that pipeline, stop that oil shipment, seize that beer. Terence Corcoran April 19, 2018 Across the clouded canvas of the Canadian federation, the national pipeline crisis has shrouded federal-provincial relations, spreading gloom and conflict unbefitting a nation based…
DetailsInvestors wager there is about a 20 per cent chance of a rate increase at the central bank’s policy meeting on April 18. Financial Post Growing optimism that a preliminary NAFTA deal is within reach hasn’t spilled over into expectations for faster Bank of Canada interest rate hikes, particularly with rising U.S-China tension roiling global…
DetailsThe labour market rarely has been stronger, which will either drive companies to invest to keep up with demand, or forgo new business Kevin Carmichael, Financial Post Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz is counting on executives to decide to expand.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press John Beck, chief executive of Aecon Group Inc., one of Canada’s…
DetailsNEWS: POLICE HAVE HANDLED OVER 550 COLLISIONS IN GTA, SURROUNDING AREAS ON SATURDAY: OPPX. The weather agency issued warnings for the GTA and across southern Ontario on Saturday. By Nick Westoll Digital Broadcast Journalist Global News (Note to reader: To watch the videos inserted into this article, click here.) Watch – Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says…
DetailsChina’s decision to suspend presidential term limits is still reverberating around the world. The announcement, made after a vote by China’s parliament in March, prompted some commentators to draw comparisons with “third termism” in Africa, when leaders flout democratic conventions to stay in power as long as possible. Cobus van Staden, Senior Researcher: China Africa,…
DetailsTORONTO/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Fiscal stimulus from major provinces is set to give Canada’s economy a shot in the arm, which could boost the case for further Bank of Canada interest rate hikes over the coming months despite slow growth at the start of the year, economists said on Monday. Fergal Smith, Leah Schnurr 4 April 2018 Canada’s…
DetailsJOHANNESBURG – As South Africans brace themselves for an unwelcome hike in value added tax (VAT), consumers will feel a further pinch as the surge in petrol price kicks in on Tuesday night. Eyewitness News Kgomotso Modise 2 hrs ago Last week, Energy Minister Jeff Radebe announced that motorists will have to fork out 72 cents…
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