While the probability of a systemic sovereign debt crisis remains low, and the vast majority of Canadian exporters tend to trade with other corporates, a wave of sovereign defaults across mid- to large-sized emerging markets would impact Canadian companies doing business in certain parts of the world. Additionally, as Canada’s exports continue to diversify into many of these faster-growing economies, sovereign creditworthiness will play a greater role in the outlook for Canadian trade.

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