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Economic Development 2.0 Happy holidays and best wishes for the new year from everyone on the MDB team.
Economic Development 2.0 The Canadian economy grew in October:
www.cbc.ca
The Canadian economy strung together back-to-back months of growth for the first time in almost two years, but economists warn that consumers and government stimulus have been “carrying the ball” by fuelling a booming real-estate market that is ultimately unsustainable
Economic Development 2.0 A little festive spirit from the Economist:
www.economist.com
Ban presents. Give money instead
Economic Development 2.0 New and renewal EI claims fell again in October across Canada:
www.theglobeandmail.com
October filings, which show a drop in new claims, another sign of labour market stabilizing; payrolls rise
Economic Development 2.0 Canadian consumer confidence rose in December, ending the year 26.2 points higher than it began:
www.nationalpost.com
Canwest News Service Consumer confidence rose in December following two months of declines, the Conference Board of Canada said Monday.
Economic Development 2.0 The Martin Prosperity Institute investigates Santa's Toy Shoppe in the Creative Age in its latest Insight.
martinprosperity.org
The Lloyd & Delphine Martin Prosperity Institute is the world’s leading think-tank on the role of sub-national factors – location, place and city-regions – in global economic prosperity. Led by Director ...
Economic Development 2.0 What do Amsterdam, Seattle, Singapore, Curitiba and Monterrey have in common? They're some of the World's Smartest Cities according to Forbes:
www.forbes.com
Strong infrastructure, attractive economies and savvy urban planning.
Economic Development 2.0 The latest edition of "This is not a newsletter" is now available and packed with useful information on funding programs, updates on the bioauto industry, and a primer on “Cap and Trade” systems.
www.millierdickinsonblais.com
The Nisga’a First Nation in northwestern British Columbia has become the first Canadian aboriginal group to allow private property rights on its territory. In November, the Nisga’a Lisims Government passed ...
Economic Development 2.0 Canadian housing starts reached the highest level of the year in November:
www.cbc.ca
Canada's seasonally adjusted annual rate of housing starts reached 158,500 units in November, the highest level of 2009.
Economic Development 2.0 Forbes has released a list of the fastest recovering cities in the US (any guesses as to number 1?). For an overview of the top cities and how they crunched the numbers, click the link below.
www.forbes.com
Diversified industry and relatively stable housing give residents in these metros a measure of economic security.
Economic Development 2.0 Canada gained 39,000 full-time jobs and 40,000 part-time jobs in November:
www.cbc.ca
Canada added 79,000 jobs last month as the country's unemployment rate dipped 0.1 percentage points to 8.5 per cent, with the largest job gains coming in Ontario, Quebec and Alberta.
Economic Development 2.0 Australia has overtaken the United States as the country with the world's largest homes:
finance.yahoo.com
Personal Finance, real-estate
Economic Development 2.0 The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment insurance falls to the lowest level in 14 months:
money.cnn.com
The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance fell to 466,000, the lowest level in 14 months, said a government report released Wednesday.
Economic Development 2.0 Russia's central bank has announced that it will add the Canadian Dollar to it's reserves:
www.theglobeandmail.com
Russia's central bank says it will add the Canadian currency to its reserves, sparking a jump in the loonie
