Curiously, BMO’s latest economic forecast for the province doesn’t include any reference to Muskrat Falls.
The bank’s economists forecast overall economic growth in the province of 3.,9% in 2011 driven by provincial government infrastructure spending totalling $5.0 billion “over the next several years. BMO says that the province’s capital spending hit 3% of the province’s gross domestic product in 2010.
BMO forecasts continued strong capital spending over the next three years. While the bank mentions Hebron, Hibernia South and Long Harbour, there’s no reference to Muskrat Falls. That stands out like the proverbial sore thumb since the forecast is up-to-date enough to note the change in Conservative leadership late last year. it’s also odd because the forecast of capital spending comes entirely from the provincial government’s figures.
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