Canadian Firms Going South
Canadian Firms Going South
In 1989, Toronto-based Bassett & Walker International (BWI) was primarily an importer of agricultural commodities into Canada. Canadian firms are going south.
Today, about 30% of its business is exporting from Canadian sources to other markets, 30% is from the US to other markets and the balance or about 40% is South-South trading.
HSBC says, it’s a poster child for how Canadian businesses can tap into the surging growth in South-South trading, or trade between developing nations, something that needs to happen if Canada is to remain competitive in 21st Century global commerce.