Canadian Business Review articles from June 1990

Canadian Business Review archives from June 1990

Interest rate outlook jumps. (survey of economic forecasters)
June 22, 1990... Interest Rate Outlook Jumps A marked change has occurred in forecasters' outlooks for interest rates since the last survey. The average T-bill forecast is now a full 2 percentage points higher. Growth is still expected to slow sharply to 1.3...

Mr. Gotlieb goes to Bay St. (former Canadian Ambassador to the US Allan E. Gotlieb) (interview)
June 22, 1990... Mr. Gotlieb Goes to Bay St. Q. You were born in Winnipeg, a city that has laid the foundation of many a prominent Canadian career - Adele Wiseman, Larry Zolf, Ramsay Cook and John Hirsch. How did the city influence you as you grew up there in...

Eastward ho? Tackling the last frontier. (pros and cons of conducting business in Eastern Europe and the USSR) (Focus on Soviet Union & Eastern Europe)
June 22, 1990... Eastward Ho? Tackling the Last Frontier The dramatic events in Eastern Europe in the fall of 1989 provided a fitting climax to the 1980's, a decade in which pressures on traditional systems and ideologies reached the breaking point. The rapid...

Doing business in Eastern Europe: a survival guide. (Focus on Soviet Union & Eastern Europe)
June 22, 1990... Doing Business in Eastern Europe: A Survival Guide In many respects, conducting business in Eastern Europe in the spring of 1989 was easier than it is today. Changes have occurred rapidly and often unpredictably. The financial risks are high...

Canadian cattle drive into Soviet market. (marketing in the USSR) (Focus on Soviet Union & Eastern Europe)
June 22, 1990... Canadian Cattle Drive into Soviet Market Canadian dairy and beef cattle have an international reputation for their production of high-quality milk and meat. In the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe, increased food production is...

Telecommunications and the perestroika revolution. (profile of a Canada-USSR joint venture) (Focus on Soviet Union & Eastern Europe)
June 22, 1990... Telecommunications and the Perestroika Revolution At the 27th Congress, held in February - March 1986, Mikhail Gorbachev unveiled his plans for perestroika. By mid-1987 copies of his book were being widely distributed in the West. By April...

Three perspectives on challenges and opportunities. (Focus on Soviet Union & Eastern Europe) (panel discussion)
June 22, 1990... Three Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities What are the biggest economic challenges facing Hungary over the next five years? The biggest challenge is to transform the present economy into a full-fledged...

Canadian - Soviet joint enterprises. (Focus on Soviet Union & Eastern Europe) (panel discussion)
June 22, 1990... Canadian - Soviet Joint Enterprises The Soviet Union is once again opening its window to the West. Not since the rule of Peter the Great has there been such thirst for participation in the larger world. Yet there is nothing noble about this...

Exploring export frontiers. (Focus on Soviet Union & Eastern Europe) (panel discussion)
June 22, 1990... Exploring Export Frontiers The political, social and economic events that shook Eastern Europe last year have opened a new export frontier for Canadian business. In addition, ongoing changes in the Soviet Union Union promise even more...

Crisis in the Atlantic fishery.
June 22, 1990... Crisis in the Atlantic Fishery "Don't worry - there are plenty of fish in the sea". Were one to use this phrase today in Atlantic Canada it would bring little comfort. The truth is that for over a year, those involved in the East coast...

Declining housing activity in central Canada?
June 22, 1990... Declining Housing Activity in Central Canada? In my view, prudent business planning necessitates a careful monitoring of the housing market because many businesses depend directly or indirectly on the fortunes of the housing market. In...

Economic integration in a multilateral world. (joint meeting between the Conference Board of Canada and the Kiel Institute of World economics)
June 22, 1990... Economic Integration in a Multilateral World In the intense atmosphere of fastmoving events and spirited debate over German re-unification, The Conference Board of Canada and the Kiel Institute for World Economics (Institut fur...