The recovering U.S. economy, the ups and downs of the Loonie, a slow-down in emerging markets: Canadian businesses live and die by these global economic trends. Getting a sense of where the global economy is heading in 2015 and its strengths and weaknesses can be crucial for Canada’s trade-oriented economy.

In this episode of the Voice of Canadian Business, host Katrina Marsh sits down with our Senior Director of Economic, Fiscal and Tax Policy, Hendrik Brakel. Hendrik gives listeners a preview of his upcoming presentation at our AGM: Global Economy at a Turning Point. Despite being a practitioner of the ‘dismal science,’ Hendrik’s forecast is surprisingly upbeat; although, there are a few pitfalls in store for the Canadian economy.