Wednesday Night #1453
January 6, 2010, 1 Comment

Leonard Cohen Poet-in-residence at Westmount High With a background of the soundtrack of some of the poet’s wonder ...

The Economy – What went wrong – Updates
November 17, 2009, No Comments

The Economy – What went wrong & What’s next? II ; PBS Frontline coverage of The Meltdown A year later, the a ...

IMF International Monetary Fund
October 12, 2008, No Comments

See IMF  and World Economic Outlook Reports ; The world after the (bailout) vote Nations seek IMF crisis funding The cr ...

Wednesday Night #1385
September 17, 2008, 1 Comment

The doom and gloom which naturally surrounded the discussion of the world economy was alleviated by the most welcome ret ...

Emerging markets & economic growth
June 2, 2008, No Comments

June 2, 2008 The World Is Upside Down Roger Cohen, NYT Op-Ed See the developed world as depending on the developing worl ...

Wednesday Night #1369
May 28, 2008, 1 Comment

An unexpected treat … Chil Heward will be bringing his son Geoffrey, Senior Vice-President and Director of G.F.G. ...

Wednesday Night #1367
May 14, 2008, 4 Comments

NAFTA/Mexico The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has proven beneficial to both United States and Canada, but ...

Davos and Porto Alegre (WSF) 2008
January 28, 2008, 1 Comment

January 28, 2008 Davos Diary: The schmooze of the world Extreme brainpower meets extraordinary wealth at the annual Worl ...

Why a U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis Is Felt Around the World
January 27, 2008, 1 Comment

Analysis of the 2007 Financial Subprime Crisis, by Jacques de Larosière “Markets have been surprised by the erupt ...

Wednesday Night #1351
January 23, 2008, 1 Comment

23 January 2008 We are delighted that at the suggestion of Consul General Mary Marshall, U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins w ...