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BIV Today No. 28: Do real blockchain experts exist yet?

On BIV Today... How well positioned is Canada, and by extension B.C., to do business with countries across Asia in the coming years? Will we be looking to build even closer ties amid trade uncertainty with the U.S.
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On BIV Today...

How well positioned is Canada, and by extension B.C., to do business with countries across Asia in the coming years? Will we be looking to build even closer ties amid trade uncertainty with the U.S.? HSBC economist Fred Neumann (1:17), who’s in Toronto this week at the Global Emerging Markets conference, joins the show to discuss the state of Asian economies amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.

And we’ve all heard the word blockchain bandied about the past two years. Now companies are wising up to the need to find credible technical experts in this emerging field. Lighthouse Labs co-founder Jeremy Shaki (14:46) discusses why his coding school is launching a new program aimed at experienced developers who want to become blockchain experts.