Published by: Greatfuture Info Sep 09, Washington:  The trade war between Washington and Ottawa is entering another phase — with both sides digging in President Donald Trump has ordered a 50-percent surcharge on a range of Canadian products, including mattresses, motorboats and golf carts. The new tariffs are set to take effect September 15. A separate set of executive orders targets Canadian alcoholic beverages and certain dairy products, including whey. Those import restrictions are due to begin September 29. Trump has also targeted Canadian companies operating in the United States. He has threatened restrictions on Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier, unless the company moves more manufacturing to the United States Washington is also threatening to remove Canadian-origin products from the U.S. government's Multiple Award Schedules procurement program. The latest measures came just hours after Canada's retaliatory tariffs took effect Ottawa is imposing duties on 27-poin...

Published by: Greatfuture Info Aug 28, New Delhi:  India has expressed its readiness to initiate negotiations on a Bilateral Investment Treaty with Canada at the earliest, as Finance Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and Francois-Philippe Champagne concluded the inaugural Canada-India Finance Ministers’ Economic and Financial Dialogue and discussed ways to expand bilateral trade to Rs 4.65 lakh crore by 2030, as per the official joint statement released by India’s Ministry of Finance. According to the joint statement, following the inaugural Canada-India Finance Ministers’ Economic and Financial Dialogue, the discussions focused on strengthening economic and financial cooperation between the two countries, including enhanced trade and investment. During the dialogue, the two ministers exchanged views on global macroeconomic developments and domestic policy priorities and discussed the mutual benefits of strengthening bilateral economic and investment ties. The two sides also welcomed th...