You and your team members, as a research analyst in a large company or management consulting firm, have been entrusted with preparing a report to management on the economic dynamics and direction of the following five countries: the US$,$ Canada, and three additional countries that you deem most pertinent to your areas of personal interest and competence. After gathering the most recent baseline data, you must create forecasts for the next one and three years for at least five economic and financial factors that you believe are crucial to evaluating and comprehending these five nations.

Please ensure that you explain your rationale for the forecasts.

$-$Canada

$-$one year and three year planning horizons

Report Format:

$-$Research Canada and its current data on the following indicators as of December $2023$:$-$Inflation rate

$-$Bank Interest Rates for a business loan

$-$Employment Rate

$-$Foreign Exchange Rate Between $C and the foreign currency

$-$GDP

$-$Assessment of the stability of the economy and its impact on your forecasts

$-$Assessment of the stability of the political system, adherence to rule of law

$-$Any other variables that you consider important

Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography and Citations

$-$all currency to be expressed in Canadian dollars $($with the foreign currency in brackets$)$