Waseem Sayegh

I just completed several infographics and charts that illustrate the growth of international trade with Canada and the G8+5 countries.

Chart 1:

A chart that plots exports, imports, FDI in and FDI out as a percentage of nominal GDP for the G8+5 countries. The chart also includes a timeline of important global events that have had an impact on  international trade.

Chart 2:

A chart that plots Canadian exports, imports, FDI in and FDI out values in US$ and their percentage of Canada’s nominal GDP. The chart also includes a timeline of all the Canadian free trade agreements.

Source: IMF Balance of Payments Statistics (Yearbook 2008)

In a recent article published in the Wall Street Journal (click here for the article), a Mideast-Deutsche bank executive predicts that Dubai will recover from the global financial crisis quicker than other economies in the Middle East because of its openness. That is great news for Dubai’s economy which is suffering tremendously in this current financial crisis.