West Central U.S.: Québec Exports Picking Up
After a three-year decline, QuĂ©bec exports to the West South Central U.S. (Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma) are >>>  

Alcan to invest $2 billion in Saguenay region
Alcan announced yesterday that it plans to invest more than $2 billion over the next ten years to develop a new aluminum production technology that will make QuĂ©bec the world leader in this field. An initial $634 million will be used to build a pilot plant slated to come on stream by the end of 2010. This good news was made possible by a $400 million interest-free loan from t >>>  

Alstom and Bombardier join forces in Hamburg
A consortium made up of French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom and Canada’s Bombardier has been awarded a contract to supply trains for the subway in Hamburg, Germany. The €240 million (CAN$365 million) contract was announced yesterday by >>>  

Québec wants more research centres
Having carved out a place for itself in the aerospace sector, QuĂ©bec now wants to become a global rese >>>  

Quebecers learning Arabic
Arabic courses are more popular than ever in QuĂ©bec universities. Since September 11, 2001, enrolments have doubled or even tripled in certain faculties and new progr >>>  

Québec City turns on charm for Washington
QuĂ©bec City will pull out the stops from January 19 to February 24 in Washington, DC, to convince Americans to come celebrate the capital’s 400th birthday. A social function with Mayor AndrĂ©e Boucher, lecture by historian David Mendel and gourmet dinner served up by Jean Soulard, executive chef at the Château Frontenac hotel, are on the menu for t >>>  

Québec expertise atop world’s tallest building
The world’s tallest skyscraper is currently rising in Dubai — and the tower-top panorama will be complemented by a desig >>>  

CDP adds to German portfolio
Ivanhoe Cambridge, the real estate arm of the Caisse de dĂ©pĂ´t et placement du QuĂ©bec (CDP), has just acquired a shopping centre in DĂĽsseldorf — its fourth investme >>>  

Rise in Québec exports
QuĂ©bec exports grew by 4.4% in September 2006 compared with August. For the first nine months of the year, exports were up 1.3% over the figure for the corre >>>  

SNC-Lavalin wins contract in Qatar
MontrĂ©al’s SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an $800-million contract to build an al >>>  

Cirque du Soleil to set up shop in New York
Following years of efforts, Cirque du Soleil will finally have its name up in lights in New York City starting in late 2007. For the MontrĂ©al-based circus institution, this is the first step toward a permanent >>>  

Transcontinental to build a plant in California
There is little sign of the “daily paper crisis” at Transcontinental. Indeed, the QuĂ©bec-based group is betting heavily on newspaper printing to get a foot >>>  

Moody’s boosts Québec’s credit rating
Moody’s has announced another improvement in QuĂ©bec’s credit rating — the second in five months. The New York firm previously upgraded QuĂ©bec’s rating in June, from A1 to Aa3, its highest level since 1992. In reassigning QuĂ©bec a double A rating, Moody’s acknowledged the efforts devoted to cont >>>  

Québec to spend $4.2 million to support culture abroad
QuĂ©bec has allocated $4.2 million to enhance the foreign impact of QuĂ©bec culture o >>>  

Sharp rise in number of French tourists to Québec
French tourists are flocking back in QuĂ©bec, especially MontrĂ©al and QuĂ©bec City, following a decline in numbers in the early year >>>