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Friday, December 16, 2016 9:45 AM
Finance Minister Michael de Jong is inviting British Columbians to participate in a conversation to share their values and priorities for Balanced Budget 2017.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 11:00 AM
Stronger than forecast economic growth of 3.3% in 2015 will give unionized employees throughout B.C.’s public sector a modest salary increase from the Economic Stability Dividend.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 10:45 AM
British Columbia’s Second Quarterly Report continues to forecast increased revenues and reduced debt, demonstrating that government’s ongoing fiscal prudence, economic diversification and debt reduction continue to have a positive impact on the provincial economy.
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Tuesday, November 29, 2016 8:45 AM
Foreign purchasers were involved in 3% of Metro Vancouver residential real estate transactions in October, a rate equal to the provincial average for that month, according to the latest real estate transaction data released by the Province.
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Friday, November 25, 2016 12:15 PM
B.C. is projected to outperform Canada with robust growth this year and ongoing modest growth thereafter, Finance Minister Michael de Jong said at the close of his annual meeting with the independent Economic Forecast Council.
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Monday, November 21, 2016 7:00 AM
Following B.C.’s highly successful issue of a Masala bond into the Indian offshore rupee market in September, B.C.’s Finance Minister Michael de Jong was invited to open trading at the London Stock Exchange where the bond was listed.
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Saturday, November 12, 2016 10:00 AM
Finance Minister Michael de Jong is leading a trade mission to Israel to strengthen intergovernmental relationships, with a focus on the life sciences and cyber security sectors.
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Thursday, November 10, 2016 2:49 PM
Finance Minister Michael de Jong issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling regarding the relationship between the Charter-protected process of collective bargaining and government’s pursuit of public-policy objectives that impact working conditions.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 8:30 AM
The Province of British Columbia, Canada, will open a new Trade and Investment Representative Office in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, in early 2017 to help develop constructive and productive trade and investment opportunities in this important ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) economy.
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Friday, October 28, 2016 11:30 AM
Foreign purchasers were involved in 1.8% of the 5,150 residential property transfers in Metro Vancouver in September, accounting for 1.8% of the total value of properties transferred in that period, according to the latest real estate transaction data released by the Province.
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