If you compare the business climates in which Russian and Canadian tractor factories operate, the main difference which puts the Russian industry at a disadvantage is the high cost of the provision of loans and credits in banks that finance manufacturing.

Flooding of Uralkali mine, a Russian potassium excavation tycoon, could help its main competitor, the Canadian PotashCorp, take over much of the market. Will the balance of power in the sector shift to the American continent?

Lake Erie is one of the five Great Lakes and includes a part of the border between the USA and Canada. Therefore, it is both countries that have to deal with the problem of eutrophication in the lake, a result of inappropriate use of phosphorous-based fertilizers.