Newfoundland and Labrador – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com Canada's news source for financial professionals Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:54:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.3 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png Newfoundland and Labrador – Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com 32 32 Provincial economies to diverge in 2024: Desjardins https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/provincial-economies-to-diverge-in-2024-desjardins/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 20:54:46 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=479128 Commodity producers to hold up better than interest-sensitive regions

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]]> Canadian economy stronger than previously thought in 2022 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/canadian-economy-stronger-than-previously-thought-in-2022/ Mon, 01 May 2023 18:00:03 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=464724 Provincial GDP data points to upward revision to national reading, BMO says

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]]> Newfoundland and Labrador budget projects $160M deficit, paints rosy picture https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/newfoundland-and-labrador-budget-projects-160m-deficit-paints-rosy-picture/ Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:58:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=462718 The government did not raise taxes in its 2023 provincial budget

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]]> Newfoundland and Labrador budget forecasts three more years of deficits https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/newfoundland-and-labrador-budget-forecasts-three-more-years-of-deficits/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:45:26 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=348261 The provincial government will remove 5% of the retail sales tax paid on auto insurance premiums over the next four years

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]]> With oil down, so is revenue https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/with-oil-down-so-is-revenue/ Fri, 22 Dec 2017 05:40:00 +0000 https://avatar.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/with-oil-down-so-is-revenue/ A shortage of dollars is a tradition on the Rock, but it hurts more when building for a better future didn't happen during the good times

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]]> Big deficit but no tax or fee hikes in Newfoundland and Labrador budget https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/big-deficit-but-no-tax-or-fee-hikes-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-budget/ Thu, 06 Apr 2017 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/big-deficit-but-no-tax-or-fee-hikes-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-budget/ The $8.1-billion budget will cut an unpopular tax on gasoline by 8.5¢ per litre as of June 1 and another 4¢ on Dec. 1

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]]> Debt, taxes and unemployment https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/debt-taxes-and-unemployment/ Fri, 31 Mar 2017 04:20:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/debt-taxes-and-unemployment/ Although the pillars of the Newfoundland and Labrador economy are suffering, a few bright spots, such as tourism and mining, are showing surprising resilience

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]]> Tapping into anger https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/tapping-into-anger/ Thu, 22 Dec 2016 05:30:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/tapping-into-anger/ A new, rival union for fish harvestors is shaking up the industry, even as fish stocks continue to decline

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]]> Newfoundland and Labrador signs on to agreement with CFTCA https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/from-the-regulators/newfoundland-and-labrador-signs-on-to-agreement-with-cftca/ Wed, 02 Nov 2016 21:05:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/newfoundland-and-labrador-signs-on-to-agreement-with-cftca/ The province is the latest to join the agreement, which Alberta, B.C., Ontario and Quebec originally signed on to in 2014

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]]> Ball tries to make nice after drastic cuts https://www.investmentexecutive.com/newspaper_/comment-insight/ball-tries-to-make-nice-after-drastic-cuts/ Tue, 01 Nov 2016 04:35:00 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/uncategorized/ball-tries-to-make-nice-after-drastic-cuts/ After a rocky year in office beset by scandals and accusations of incompetence, Liberal premier Dwight Ball finally is setting an agenda for tackling the systemic economic problems that face Newfoundland and Labrador. In early October, Ball – who is facing a leadership review this month – hosted a forum called The Way Forward that […]

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