Trade and Trade Policy in the Contemporary World Economy

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course will give participants a deeper understanding of economic phenomena as a whole and how they apply to their work at Global Affairs Canada. It will allow participants to situate Canadian economic data in an international context and explain why international trade is essential to our economy.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. This course will provide a highly interYes introduction to the key characteristics of today’s global economy in theory and practice. The course will look at topics including international trade, foreign direct investment, cross-country capital flows and currency movements, as well as how each of these dimensions of the world economy affects the others. It will focus on understanding Canada’s interaction with the rest of the world through these lenses.

This course is available to other government department employees on a cost-recovery basis. The course aims to help Trade Commissioners better serve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) more efficiently and effectively both in Canada and around the world. It will help commissioners understand the mindset of smaller companies and the scope of business decisions that these companies face when exploring new opportunities. It will also guide commissioners on asking the right questions in order to better understand the client’s business environment and impediments to export success.