Many national leaders from developing and developed countries joined together to launch major new initiatives, some in partnership with the private sector. (wri.org)
The mayor — who has funded plenty of major new initiatives without identifying a new revenue source for them — has insisted the discounted swipes should be paid for not by the city but by a state - enacted tax on the wealthiest New York City residents, which would also fund the subway system. (nydailynews.com)
With major new initiatives coming out of the agencies represented here — Blair on new production, Aitken Alexander's international expansion, and what is, in fact, a BBC production deal for Curtis Brown, as well (on Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell)-- I hope to return to more of this panel's discussion of the agent's developing role in the business in coming days. (publishingperspectives.com)