02/03/2018

Six steps to investing abroad

If a Canadian company owns all or part of a business in a foreign country, it is engaging in Canadian direct investment abroad, or CDIA. Such firms are not necessarily large businesses—many small to medium-sized Canadian enterprises (SMEs) are discovering that investing abroad can have many benefits, including:

01/12/2017

20 trade finance terms you need to know

Can’t remember or don’t know what specific trade finance terms mean? Here are 20 helpful definitions you need to know in international business.

30/11/2017

How banks can lead the way to sustainable trade

The solution to sustainable trade lies in educating the market on the need to go green, outlining guidelines for sustainable trade, and developing robust standards on which to measure it.

20/11/2017

Getting the funding you need to go global

In this month’s #TradeElite Twitter chat, we sought to explore the practical aspects of obtaining the funding needed to enter global markets for the first time.