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adequate finance. This problem has only become worse since the global financial crisis, due to bank deleveraging and … and encourage alternatives to traditional bank financing for MSMEs, including public equity financing through … the institute carried out evidence-based research to compare how approaches to MSME boards have varied across …

In the summer of 2024, Japan experienced a significant rice … shortage, leaving store shelves empty and sending rice prices soaring, despite the country’s nearly 100 per cent … Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), the consumer price index for rice in September 2024 recorded a 48 per cent increase …

As tankers sat at anchor outside the Strait of Hormuz and Qatar's LNG facilities burned in the … the strait during an active conflict. More critically for energy markets, even the perception of risk is enough to … will look extraordinarily cheap in comparison to LNG spot prices in a crisis. Second, equity stakes in Canadian …

Modi appears likely to return to power in April-May 2024 for a third consecutive term in the country’s consequential national elections, Canadians … priorities but also the nature of their expanding regional and global influence. With a population of 1.4 billion people …

The global race to secure critical minerals supply chains is … governments across advanced economies have begun looking for ways to diversify the midstream segment of the supply chain. These are the complex stages of processing and separation that transform mined ore into materials used …

The year 2025 was a year of volatility, experimentation, and recalibration across Asia and Canada. Much of the … coalitions emerged as more effective platforms for regional problem-solving.  All of these shifts are …

Hsi-teng Chen Specialist, Committee for Aviation and Space Industry Development, Ministry of Economic Affairs, … UAV firms in pursuing commercial opportunities in Europe, the United States, and Japan Supported domestic companies in …

in line with her government's strict directives to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Recently, she's been struggling with … challenge, the experiences from Asia, arguably, offer the best path forward. At a time when Western countries are … against COVID-19. While provinces such as B.C. and Alberta compare favourably to South Korea in their approach to …

in Maritime and Space Domains: Strategic Implications for Canada Don McLain Gill: India’s Defence Diplomacy Takes Shape in the Western Pacific Suon Choi: South Korea–Canada … participate in multilateral coast guard forums, share best practices on Arctic governance for application to …

The Takeaway On November 8, the Government of Thailand … housing, fearing a foreign buyer-driven surge in prices similar to the situation in Hong Kong and Vancouver, … Canada. The opposition parties did not think it was the best way to stimulate the economy, as the uptake of such …