When eight of the world’s wealthiest countries gather on Monday for their annual forum, this time in Northern Ireland, the meeting will focus on, among other things, offshore tax havens. The G8 summit on Monday and Tuesday comes nearly two months after what is believed to be the largest ever leak of data from offshore tax havens, most of it […]
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Canada announces alignment of emissions standards with US – Autoblog
Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister, has announced his country will adopt the United States Tier 3 emissions standards for passenger vehicles. Kent (shown above) says doing so will reduce air pollution from new vehicles by around 80 percent compared to the old Tier 2 standards currently in place. The Tier 3 standards will include tighter limits on the amount of […]
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Canada Dollar Strengthens to Four-Week High as Crude-Oil Jumps – Bloomberg
The Canadian dollar strengthened to the highest in a month versus its U.S. counterpart as oil, the nation’s largest export, surged on concern tension in the Middle East may reduce exports. The currency declined earlier as factory sales unexpectedly fell at the fastest pace in more than three years in April. Canada’s dollar rose for the second week after the […]
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