U.S. dollar loses ground against euro

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Bank of Nova Scotia economists said that investors throughout the world are concerned that declining interest rates in the United States will harm the global economy. Investors are withdrawing from the U.S. dollar over concerns that a weak dollar is central to the U.S. economic recovery.

Commodity & service prices, Interest Rates, Banking industry, Prices and rates, Reports, Dollar (United States), Company pricing policy, Bank of Nova Scotia

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Condo boom fuels housing starts

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Canada posted a rise of 34.5% in housing starts for the February 2003 period. This was caused by a boom in condominium construction in southern Ontario. Housing starts rose to 246,000 units in the month. However, experts raised concerns over a condominium bubble in Toronto.

Residential Building Construction, Facilities & equipment, Ontario, Housing incl Mobile Homes, Housing, Buildings and facilities, Dwellings, Modular houses, Condominiums, Mobile homes, Housing starts

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Women still find slow rise to power positions

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Women hold 14% of corporate officer positions in Canadian firms in 2002 compared with 12% in 1999.

Women executives

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