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Showing posts with label economic stimulus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label economic stimulus. Show all posts
12 March 2012

Government cash give-aways #nlpoli

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CBC’s Rob Antle has updated work done over the past couple of years on government give-aways to private sector businesses in the name of ec...
18 August 2010

Housing bubble bursts – Conference Board

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The hyperactive St. John’s housing market will be slipping back toward demographic requirements in the second half of 2010, according to the...
09 August 2010

Connies and "stimulus"

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According to the parliamentary budget officer , capital works projects funded by the federal government's stimulus program are far enoug...
21 July 2010

The Cutting EDGE

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Introduced in 1995, the Economic Diversification and Growth Enterprises program – known as EDGE – is the most successful economic developmen...
19 July 2010

Fragile Economy – The Public Sector

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Last week, labradore comments on the size of the provincial labour force occupied by the provincial government public sector.  He capped it...
13 July 2010

Labour Force Comparison – a first look

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last week’s release of the latest labour force numbers from Statistics Canada prompted your humble e-scribbler to go back and try a comparis...
29 March 2010

No bubbles in sight: GDP dropped 26% in ‘09

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The value of goods and services produced in Newfoundland and Labrador dropped 26% in 2009 compared to 2008.  Those figures are in an appendi...
15 March 2010

Inherent weakness: a public sector-driven recovery

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Newfoundland and Labrador showed weak job growth in February with an increase of a mere two tenths of one percent compared to January 2010 ...
07 December 2009

If it looks too good to be true…

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While gross domestic product in Newfoundland and Labrador is now forecast by the provincial finance department to shrink by 8.5%, finance mi...
13 October 2009

Another tumble coming

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People may be cheering the rising loonie . Some people may be rubbing their hands with glee at the current and forecast prices for crude....
25 September 2009

Another drop on the way?

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Could be, at least if David Rosenberg is right. Rosenberg, chief analyst at Glusken Sheff and Associates , thinks the current pricing in ...
15 June 2009

RBC on NL economy: strong headwinds

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RBC Economics has revised downward its 2009 forecast for the Newfoundland and Labrador with the economy expected to shrink by 3.5% . That...
12 June 2009

What a difference reality makes

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When the provincial government announced its $800 million capital works “stimulus” package back in February, they claimed it would create 5,...

We’re more than a bit sceptical too, Jerome.

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Finance minister Jerome Kennedy, quoted in the Friday Telegram : "I'm have to tell you, I'm a bit skeptical, (Prime Minist...
11 June 2009

“Old money” from Williams cabinet called “stimulus”

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Danny Williams may not like it when federal cabinet ministers recycle announcements, but of  the 52 specific projects listed in the provinc...
11 May 2009

No deal. No cash.

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The lack of a deal with the federal government is holding up approval of projects eligible for the federal government’s economic stimulus s...