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A publication of The Canadian Council for the Please click on each headline for this week's top stories. Trade Missions, Seminars and Other Events Canadian Council for the Americas 1. Lunch Presentation by Mr. Michael Lee Chin, Chairman of AIC Ltd. Toronto - Canada 2. Business Opportunities in Emerging World Markets 4. Official Announcement of the Durham College Panama Campus Montreal - Canada 5. The International Economic Forum of the Americas - The Great Transition: Mastering Change Uruguay, Argentina and Chile 6. Canadian Energy Mission to Uruguay, Argentina and Chile Guanajuato - Mexico 7. NASCO Conference 2008: Moving North America Forward Monterrey - Mexico 8. Women's Trade Mission to Monterrey, Mexico October 21 - 24, 2008 Bogotá - Colombia 9. 2nd Andean and Central America Energy Congress 2008 Special Announcements 1. Minister Bernier Welcomes Colombia's Vice President To Canada 2. Industry Minister Jim Prentice address to the Council of the Americas' 38th Washington Conference Regional News 3. Apple Inks Latin American Deal for iPhone 4. Half of Argentine 2007/08 Crop Retained in the Farms Trade Missions, Seminars
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Deadline for registrations is May 16, 2008 DFAIT Briefing and Round Table Discussion with Canadian Trade Commissioners Posted Throughout the Caribbean Region The Monday, May 26, 2008 8:30 Registration Canadian Trade Commissioner Attending Business Opportunities
If you are available to join us for this briefing and round table on the Please join Durham College President, Leah Myers, for the offical announcement of the Durham College Panama Campus. Hon. José Herrán Lima, Ambassador of Canada to Panama, and Hon. Romy Vásquez de González, Ambassador of the Republic of Panama to Canada, will be joining the event to announce Durham's College remarkable steps forward in creating significant international partnerships. Wednesday, May 28, 2008 For more information contact call (905) 721-2000 ext. 3602or e-mail panama@durhamcollege.ca Click here to download the invitation Montreal - Canada The International Economic Forum of the The International Economic Forum of the Americas/Conference of Montréal has as its principal mission the promotion of wide-ranging and completely open discussion of the major international economic issues. It also aims at facilitating the creation of contacts between representatives of businesses, governments and international agencies as well as members of the academic world and civic society, thereby encouraging international exchanges. The 14th edition will be held under the general theme of The Great Transition: Mastering Change Date: June 9 - 12, 2008 Click here for more information about the conference Uruguay, Argentina and Chile CANADIAN ENERGY MISSION TO URUGUAY, ARGENTINA AND CHILE June 8 - 13, 2008 The International Trade Missions Division of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) is For more information: Contact Karen Sleiman at 613-996-8546 e-mail karen.sleiman@international.gc.ca or Pierre Chalifour at 613-944-1227 e-mail pierre.chalifour@international.gc.ca THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 16, 2008 Guanajuato - Mexico NASCO
Conference 2008: Moving Guanajuato, Mexico Join more than 400 transportation, logistic and economic development specialists from across Mexico, United State and Canada at this dynamic annual conference in Mexico which will focus on key trade and transportation issues and opportunities for improved cooperation and economic partnership among the three North American countries joined by the International Mid-Continent Trade and Transportation Corridor ( NASCO Corridor) For more complete
information on the conference and/or to register please visit www.nascogto.com Gustavo Zentner Monterrey - Mexico Organization of Women in International Trade Join Trade Mission to Mexico Deadline: June 30, 2008 (The earlier you register, the better, to ensure maximum time to plan most effective business matching for you.) Click here to view a complete invitation to the event. For information please contact: Gail Morris Bogotá - Colombia "Geopolitical Vision and Proposals for Improving the Energy Matrix and Promoting Market Integration" July 9th to 11th For more information visit: www.acaec2008.com Special Announcements Minister Bernier Welcomes Colombia's Vice-President to Canada The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that “The Colombian government has made significant progress in its efforts to promote peace and to lay the groundwork for greater prosperity. While in Vice-President Santos is travelling to In addition to meeting with Minister Bernier, the Vice-President will meet with Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Gerry Ritz, Minister of the Environment John Baird, Minister of International Cooperation Beverley Oda, and trade officials. He will also meet with Canadian business people, civil society organizations and academics to share views on recent developments in For further information on Canada-Colombia bilateral relations, please consult the following websites: Foreign Affairs and International Trade http://geo.international.gc.ca/cip-pic/geo/columbia-bb-en.aspx Canadian International Development Agency For further information, media representatives may contact: Foreign Affairs Media Relations Office Industry Minister Jim Prentice addressed the the Council of the Minister Prentice focussed on three themes: While focussing primarily on the relationship between Click here for a full copy of the speech. Regional News
Summary of original article: Mexico ’s renewed partnership with World Bank is different from traditional lending operations. At the end of a two-day visit in the country, World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick together with President Felope Calder ón outlined the knowledge sharing services, technical assistance and new financial mechanisms in store for the nation. It’s a unique loan meant to fund Mexico’s efforts to fight climate change, sustaining growth, and competitiveness. President Calderon and Mr. Zoellick also discussed the world food crisis, and the bank is now "expanding more flexible financial products and knowledge and learning services that are better suited to respond to the challenges that middle income countries in Latin America are facing. The new Country Partnership Strategy for Mexico recognizes this by moving to a new business model that supports the government’s own national development strategy and provides advisory services tailored to country demands," according a World Bank press release. For the full story, click here Latin American Airlines Thriving Despite Costs: Economic Growth Creates Millions of First-time Flyers Excerpt from original article by Todd Benson and Chris Aspin: " Latin America's major airlines are still going strong despite skyrocketing fuel prices, buoyed by growing passenger traffic as the region's economies expand at a healthy clip. From Chile to Mexico, air travel is surging as economic gains trickle down to the masses, allowing millions to fly for the first time. Thanks to the jump in demand, fierce cost-cutting and often steep fares, Latin America's top carriers are either making money or moving closer to profitability while the rest of the industry is bleeding losses. In Brazil, where two deadly plane crashes and an air traffic control crisis in the past year and a half have done little to cool the aviation market, foreign carriers and new players are lining up to get a piece of the pie. In recent months, Germany's Lufthansa, LAN Peru and TAP Portugal have all signed code-share agreements with TAM Linhas Aereas, Brazil's leading airline. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France followed suit, teaming up with TAM's rival, Gol Linhas Aereas. …" For the full story, click here. Apple Inks Latin American Deal for iPhone Summary of original article: "In another step in the worldwide march of Apple Inc.'s iPhone, the top mobile phone operator in Latin America said Wednesday that it has inked a deal to bring the multimedia gadget to more than a dozen countries starting later this year," according to the Globe and Mail. America Movil SAB plans to bring the iPhone to all of its Latin American operations. No further details were given, such as whether it would be the exclusive iPhone provider in those countries. The Mexico City-based company has just over 159 million subscribers in 16 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. For the full story, click here.
Excerpt from original article: "The extended Argentine farmers/government conflict, which was triggered in early March when the new sliding export taxes system was announced, and its renewed eight days of protest, have left an estimated 44 million tons of grains and oil seeds unsold, valued in approximately 12 billion US dollars, according to market analysts interviewed by the Buenos Aires press. The 44 million unsold tons are equivalent to 45% of the 2007/08 harvest which is forecasted to be Argentina’s second record with 96.8 million tons equivalent to 25 billion US dollars. Non exported grains will inevitably have an impact for the Argentine government coffers since it will have limited access to collecting the controversial export tax if farmers hold on to their crops. …" For the full story, click here. This newsletter has been brought to you in part by
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