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What people are saying about Manitoba's Economy

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“By many measures, Manitoba has emerged as the shining star of Canada’s recession and subsequent recovery.”  Macleans, December 2010

“Our forecast for Manitoba continues to assume fairly modest growth in 2010 . . . we see the rate accelerating to a strong 3.5% in 2011.” RBC Economics, December 2010

“Manitoba’s economy is expected to expand by 2.5% next year, moving slightly above the national average . . . Overall, the diversity of Manitoba’s economy will continue to support a fairly steady performance.”` Scotiabank, November 2010

“… the much noted diversity of Manitoba`s factory sector, and above-average services sector weight adds stability to growth, with a 2011 advance expected to be largely in-line with the national average.`` CIBC, September, 2010

“Manitoba’s economy is expected to expand by 2.5% next year, moving slightly above the national average . . . Overall, the diversity of Manitoba’s economy will continue to support a fairly steady performance.`` Scotiabank, November 2010

“Manitoba’s . . . broad industry base is also well-positioned for the emerging recovery, with real GDP expected to advance 3.0% this year and 3.1% in 2011.” BMO Capital Markets, June 2010

“Just as the careful approach followed by Canada’s banking system helped it escape the global financial meltdown, the balance in Manitoba’s economy allowed it to avoid the recession contagion...” Canada West Foundation, February, 2010