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Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat MP and former business minister in the coalition government, said nine studies crossed his desk that attempted to assess the impact on wages across the economy, all of which he claims were suppressed by the Home Office.

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Since joining CNBC's Asia operations, Nancy has also interviewed Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al T; Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on stage at the APEC meeting in Danang; former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the height of the North Korean crisis in Shanghai and the CEO of Southeast Asia ride hailing and tech giant, Grab, after acquiring Uber's business in the region.

Bombardier builds the wings for the C - Series planes in Northern Ireland, and both Prime Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Theresa May are talking about stopping all business with Boeing.

But Bernier's 18 - month tenure as industry minister stands in retrospect as a golden age for this government's business policy.

Now, thanks to tough new mortgage lending and insurance rules announced by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau in October, some analysts predict that so - called «shadow banking» firms, which operate largely outside the purview of regulators, will see a surge of fresh business from frustrated homebuyers who can't get conventional loans.

When UK Prime Minister Theresa May delivered her keynote Brexit speech in January, she spoke from the same London venue where Margaret Thatcher declared the European Union, in its earliest form, «open for business» in 1988.

Canada will resume marketing itself to American tourists, Maxime Bernier, Minister of State for Small Business and Tourism, confirmed at a press conference Wednesday in Vancouver.

«It would be a great gesture of goodwill for the prime minister to make ahead of negotiations but equally it's good for our businesses... This is what I hear about day in, day out,» he added, noting that the U.K. government could offer this to EU workers unilaterally despite having been rebuked earlier by the trading bloc in an attempt to agree a deal on this issue ahead of full Brexit negotiations.

With Finance Minister Bill Morneau set to deliver the budget on March 22, small business owners are still in the dark about what exactly the government has in store for them.

The World Bank is «wrong» about how hard it is to do business in Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn the country's prime minister has told CNBC.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed Chagger minister of small business and tourism last year, and leader of the government in the House of Commons inMinister Justin Trudeau appointed Chagger minister of small business and tourism last year, and leader of the government in the House of Commons inminister of small business and tourism last year, and leader of the government in the House of Commons in August.

The tax changes contemplated by the Minister are aimed mostly at incorporated small business owners, so any «unfairness» will be in the comparison of salary earners and small business owners, not different income classes.

«I congratulate all the companies selected to join the new accelerator facility which is now open for business,» Matt Hancock, minister of state for digital and culture, said in a statement.

Speaking at the Commonwealth Business Forum in London, the British prime minister said «global growth is fragile.»

Prime Minister David Cameron nominated McCall, a non-executive director of Burberry, to his new Business Advisory Group in July.

The former Liberal cabinet minister in January became president and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives, a business association representing 150 of the country's biggest corporations.

If you want me to speculate on specific detail, I'm not in a position to do that, only to say that ministers have met and listened to a large number of businesses over the last couple of months and we're quite clear on access being top of the list [of businesses» priorities].»

In launching the government's long - awaited strategy Thursday, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains called IP the most valuable business asset in the knowledge economIn launching the government's long - awaited strategy Thursday, Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains called IP the most valuable business asset in the knowledge economin the knowledge economy.

During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the US Department of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign policy is economic policy, and in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign policy, foreign affairs, economic issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»

The guest list included the several of the most successful people in the Canadian business community: GE Canada CEO Elyse Allan, Linamar CEO Linda Hasenfratz, T&T Supermarket's Tina Lee, NRStor's Annette Verschuren, GM board member Carol Stephenson, and foreign affairs minister Chrystia Freeland.

Bombardier builds the wings for the CSeries planes in Northern Ireland, and both Prime Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Theresa May are talking about stopping all business with Boeing.

British Prime Minister Theresa May will restate her desire for a two - year Brexit implementation period when she meets European business organizations on Monday, her office said in a statement.

At a meeting of the Canadian American Business Council in New York a few months ago, Prime Minister Stephen Harper vowed to keep campaigning for the Keystone XL oil pipeline even if the U.S. rejected it.

FEDERAL Small Business Minister Nick Sherry is asking small business operators to respond to an options paper to identify gaps in the way small businesses resolve disputes with other busBusiness Minister Nick Sherry is asking small business operators to respond to an options paper to identify gaps in the way small businesses resolve disputes with other busbusiness operators to respond to an options paper to identify gaps in the way small businesses resolve disputes with other businesses.

«Sure, we can't pick up the German system and transplant it to Canada — that would be ridiculous,» the employment minister said in a telephone interview, adding it was a «lazy point of view» to be dismissive of the long - established German partnership among government, schools and business.

All reforms are now on the table and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and Business Secretary Vince Cable have weighed in.

Finance Minister Carole James says only five per cent of businesses will be paying the full tax rate and those covering the existing health premiums for their employees will see savings as the fees are cut in half and then eliminated.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Trudeau aide Gerald Butts, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr have reached out to American officials or the business community in recent days.

Ontario's economic development minister said the province has already cut the small business tax rate to help ease the transition to a higher minimum wage, but said Ford's plan favours those who are already among the most profitable in the province.

While the minister left the corporate tax rate unchanged, the government spending plan did include cash on several fronts to help Canadian businesses and further its key priorities including supporting women in the workforce.

«Our government's priority is to ensure that Ontario businesses and workers have access to other markets and are treated fairly when operating within those markets.,» International Trade Minister Michael Chan said in a statement.

As CIBC vice-chair Jim Prentice, a former federal environment minister, noted at a business forum in Lake Louise, Alta., in November, «a lot of assumptions have been based on the seemingly insatiable appetite of the United States for energy.

The budget could include an effort to increase procurement opportunities for female entrepreneurs, following the recommendation of the Canada-U.S. women - in - business group created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump's first call with the Vietnamese prime minister was arranged by Marc Kasowitz, a Trump personal lawyer who has another client with business interests in Vietnam, ProPublica reports in the «Trump, Inc.» podcast.

In a statement, transport minister Paul Maynard said it could help make vehicles more energy - efficient and save costs: «Advances such as lorry platooning could benefit businesses through cheaper fuel bills and other road users thanks to lower emissions and less congestion.

THE world's first fully dedicated Olympic business venue, the Business Club Australia business centre, in Sydney's Darling Harbour, has been opened by Minister for Trade Mark Vaile.Mr Vaile said the centre would be the central point from which business venue, the Business Club Australia business centre, in Sydney's Darling Harbour, has been opened by Minister for Trade Mark Vaile.Mr Vaile said the centre would be the central point from which Business Club Australia business centre, in Sydney's Darling Harbour, has been opened by Minister for Trade Mark Vaile.Mr Vaile said the centre would be the central point from which business centre, in Sydney's Darling Harbour, has been opened by Minister for Trade Mark Vaile.Mr Vaile said the centre would be the central point from which Austr...

TORONTO — A shortage of skilled workers is the biggest challenge many Canadian businesses face today, Employment Minister Jason Kenney told a skills summit Wednesday, warning it could also jeopardize Canada's economic development in the future.

The 49 - year old Clement has a prominent place in Stephen Harper's government; he is arguably the most ambitious industry minister in a decade, pursuing new copyright legislation, anti-spam legislation, strategies to improve Canada's online business acumen and exploring more foreign investment in the wireless sector.

TRADE Minister Mark Vaile has announced a $ 400 million «gold rush» in new business and investment for Australia from the Olympic Games.

Bardish Chagger (Portrait by Jessica Deeks) Bardish Chagger Minister for Small Business and Tourism and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Follow: @BardishKW Follow: @MinofSBT

Defence Minister Jason Kenney chimed in via Twitter: «Small business are the heroes of our economy, but J Trudeau says «a large percentage» are just tax dodges for the rich.»

Bill Curry reports in today's Globe that, at last year's economic policy retreat, business leaders urged Finance Minister Flaherty to reduce the pay of «overpriced» Canadian workers, including through anti union right to work legislation.

• Justin Trudeau's proposal to eliminate loopholes in the small business tax is a modest step in the direction of tax fairness and Finance Minister Bill Morneau is, in many ways, an ideal spear - carrier for reform.

In this Message to Members, The Vancouver Board of Trade's President and CEO, Iain Black, discusses what Greater Vancouver's business community can expect from some of Canada's newly appointed cabinet ministers.

-- Justin Trudeau's proposal to eliminate loopholes in the small business tax is a modest step in the direction of tax fairness and Finance Minister Bill Morneau is, in many ways, an ideal spear - carrier for reform.

«It's obviously a rapidly changing economic environment we're finding ourselves in,» said Jock Finlayson, vice-president of the Business Council of B.C. and an advisor to the finance minister through the B.C. Economic Forecast Council.

So long as business and technological development continues to go well in Zug, Switzerland's Economics Minister wants to see the country lead the world in cryptocurrency - related innovation.

Many analysts are referring to this as the «Modi effect,» in honor of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, elected two years ago on promises to reinvigorate business growth by cutting red tape and increasing infrastructure spending.

In Calgary, former Conservative minister of industry James Moore joins Dentons Canada LLP as a senior business advisor

«There's a pretty strong consensus among the premiers and the prime minister that probably the best way to do that is to get in front of as many people as we can to describe how much the relationship with Canadian business actually benefits American business.»