The Global Financial Centres Index is a barometer , tracking the shifts of competitiveness in global financial centres, and over the last fewyears it has shown that Canada’ s economy isweathering the entered the downturn in better condition than many, becausewhen timeswere goodwe managed surplus budgets and kept down the national debt. Today Canada has the lowest ne debt to GDP ratio in the G-7. Forbesmagazine ranks Canada as the best country in theworld inwhich to do business. We have generous R&D tax incentives, first rate technology and innovation, a highly skilled workforce, investor protection and a lack of red tape. The OECD and the IMF predict that our economywill continue to be a leader.
