Business leaders are worrying about two things, a lot
Canadian business executives are an anxious lot, according to the latest findings of the Conference Board of Canada’s Index of Business Confidence. Only once in the study’s 11-year history has the result been this poor — the first quarter of 2020, as Covid took hold.
The index fell 1.5 points to 63, relative to the 2014 baseline score of 100. It has been on the wrong side of 80 for more than three years now. The most recent survey was in field June 23 to July 11.
Kevin Press is editorial director for Advisor.ca and its sister publication, Investment Executive. Reach him at kevin@newcom.ca
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