Safaricom is partnering with PayPal to boost its e-commerce capabilities in Kenya, solidifying its footing not just as a mobile phone business but
as a global company with diversified interests in sectors including healthcare, transportation, and music.
As a global company with more than 350 offices worldwide, CBRE is uniquely positioned to provide clients throughout Latin America with the expertise and resources of the worldwide industry leader in commercial real estate.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions
with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of
global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals
as a result of
global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such
as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements
with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements
with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts
with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such
as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such
as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such
as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the
Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers,
as well
as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships
with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco
as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance
with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Once seen
as an attractive capital source for Australian
companies, regulatory hurdles in Canada combined
with depressed
global markets have dampened enthusiasm for dual listings.
Perth engineering firm Clough is targeting small - scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects
as a new growth area, after signing a «teaming» agreement
with global company GE.
A 2016
global fraud study found that businesses
with fewer than 100 employees suffered the same median level of theft — $ 150,000 —
as much larger
companies.
According to Scherrer, «It's crucial for a
global company such
as Total to foster quality exchanges
with students from universities around the world.
Russ Meyer, a branding expert at Siegel + Gale who has worked
with many large,
global companies such
as CVS and Hewlett - Packard on their recent rebranding efforts, says the process for larger corporations can be quite time - consuming and complex.
I first joined the
company as the head of employee services, initially charged
with running our
global facilities, planning internal events like happy hours and offsites, driving our monthly all hands meeting and owning our annual
company conference MeetUp.
With a library of more than 2.2 million e-books, with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American company isn't as str
With a library of more than 2.2 million e-books,
with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American company isn't as str
with five million customers in 100 countries so far, the Toronto - based e-book retailer has shown potential to build itself into Amazon's chief
global rival for digital reading, concentrating on markets like Europe where the American
company isn't
as strong.
But now, bigger
companies that sell in four or more regions are now referred to
as global brands, and these businesses will only deal
with the buyers in Austin.
As the CEO of Marsh and McLennan, a giant global consulting firm, he advises the men and women leading Fortune 500 companies on the importance of what's known as «leading with purpose.&raqu
As the CEO of Marsh and McLennan, a giant
global consulting firm, he advises the men and women leading Fortune 500
companies on the importance of what's known
as «leading with purpose.&raqu
as «leading
with purpose.»
Now, the
global payment processing market for businesses is white - hot
with Payoneer competing
with other growing
companies such
as Adyen, Bluesnap, and PayU.
Lyft, in the meantime, benefits from a major
company with easy access to cash
as well
as a
global footprint — the very resources the startup needs if it hopes to compete
with rival service Uber.
It therefore doesn't come
as a shock to hear what the
company's
global chairman, Irwin Gotlieb, had to say
with regard to his preferences for how his own data should be managed.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection
with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection
with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8)
company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions,
global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to
as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined
company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection
with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated
with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated
with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined
company, to retain and hire key personnel.
As for bilateral trade
with the U.S., Canadian
companies would struggle to pivot towards new international markets outside the U.S. where they continue to face the same fundamental challenges — lack of capital to expand into
global markets, a fear of the unknown, lack of contacts and local insights, and finally a lack of coordination, duplication and overlap of trade and investment services.
When GE did a
global search four years ago for
companies to partner
with to build their next technology, they picked DTI
as we had an excellent technology base which was proven,» he said.
«
Companies with Latin American resource projects consider TSX and TSXV
as toptier
global venues to raise capital and boost their analyst coverage.»
The more skill you have
as a
company with trade and foreign policy, the better able you will be to do business in
global markets outside the U.S.
Omar Allam is a former diplomat and
global entrepreneur who currently serves
as CEO and founder of the Allam Advisory Group, a
global trade consulting firm that advises
companies with international market entry / expansion across the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia - Pacific.
The
company's rapid expansion under Josef Ackermann
as a
global investment bank saddled it
with an unwieldy structure and a culture of excessive risk - taking, critics say.
How could Howard possibly maintain his tight connection
with employees
as the
company grew from 28 to 15,000
global locations?
With the deal, Compass Group is replacing one of the top - five global consumer - packaged goods companies in the world with Hampton Creek's dressing, as well as a top - five supplier of bakery products in the U.S. with mixes made by the star
With the deal, Compass Group is replacing one of the top - five
global consumer - packaged goods
companies in the world
with Hampton Creek's dressing, as well as a top - five supplier of bakery products in the U.S. with mixes made by the star
with Hampton Creek's dressing,
as well
as a top - five supplier of bakery products in the U.S.
with mixes made by the star
with mixes made by the startup.
«Microsoft is unable to connect
with the new generation of users,» wrote
Global Equities analyst Trip Chowdhry in a 2010 research note to his clients, about
as damning a sentence
as you can muster for a technology
company.
Not all museums can find a way to survive
as free, said John Robinette, senior vice president of economics at AECOM, a
global infrastructure
company that also works
with museums.
Out of all the books I have read around entrepreneurship, business, and leadership success, this has hands down had the most impact on the growth of myself, our business, and the development my own leadership skills
as our team has grown from a startup to a
global company with offices in London, Singapore, and New York.»
As Hock Tan, Broadcom's CEO, said in a statement: «This complementary transaction will position the combined company as a global communications leader with an impressive portfolio of technologies and products.&raqu
As Hock Tan, Broadcom's CEO, said in a statement: «This complementary transaction will position the combined
company as a global communications leader with an impressive portfolio of technologies and products.&raqu
as a
global communications leader
with an impressive portfolio of technologies and products.»
Amazon Channels are just one piece of the
company's ever - expanding portfolio of streaming video content,
as Amazon looks to better compete
with streaming rivals such
as Netflix on a
global scale.
As board member Fred Wilson notes in a blog post supportively commenting on the new policy: «Etsy is a
global company with significant operations in countries
with parental leave regulations that are more generous than what exists in the US.
While some
companies Far Eastern is looking at have to deal
with the excess capacity, others need management changes to adapt to a
global market, he said, adding that
companies broadly need to evolve
as technology advances, he said.
Buying Motorola will enable Lenovo to join Apple Inc.
as the only major technology
companies with global product lines in PCs, smartphones and tablets, putting Lenovo in a better position to become a one - stop shop for
companies to buy all their devices from the same vendor, said Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett.
The chamber said the share of
companies that identified China
as a top three
global investment priority dropped to 56 % this year, compared
with a peak of 78 % in 2012, a record low.
It's how we do business around the world every day and is essential to our success
as a leading hospitality
company with a growing
global portfolio.»
During a panel centering on issues of privacy and user data at the Techonomy conference in Half Moon Bay, California, last week, Techonomy founder David Kirkpatrick described Facebook, Amazon, and Google
as examples of an entirely new breed of
global company that, while offering products and services users love, fill those same users
with reservations about how the
companies operate.
If you go at it
with a, «Hey, I'm treating you
as a low - cost development center that has less than the best work,» they're going to go to an Indian
company because the Indian
companies have aspirations to be
global technology leaders
as well.
Given the growth in
global mobile money accounts, remittance
companies like WorldRemit will benefit from partnering
with as many mobile money firms
as possible.
Cappaert left his job
as a researcher
with NASA to co-found Spire
Global, a satellite data
company based in San Francisco.
However, the
company is now in the process of cutting its
global workforce by 4,500
as it struggles to deal
with a shrinking market share and disappointing sales of that device.
JUST board member Arianna Huffington's Thrive
Global, for instance, works
with Accenture, which ranked
as the No. 1 «Just»
company in the IT services industry.
According to Lou Shachter and Rich Cheatham of BTS, a
global professional services firm who has worked
with companies like AT&T and Chevron, collaboration means «leveraging internal resources on behalf of the customers»
as a means of execution and «ensuring successful achievement of each element of the account plan.»
Adding 21st Century Fox's premier international properties enhances Disney's position
as a truly
global entertainment
company with authentic local production and consumer services across high - growth regions, including a richer array of local, national and
global sporting events that ESPN can make available to fans around the world.
It's allied
with some huge
global market research
companies such
as Nielsen.
The
companies in the FTSE 350
with all - male boards were named
as Allied Minds, Centamin, Deajan Holdings, HellermannTyton Group, Nostrum Oil and Gas, Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust, Telecom Plus, Wizz Air Holdings, Al Noor Hospitals Group, Clarkson, Genus, Lookers, P2P
Global Investments, Scottish Investment Trust, and Tritax Big Box Reit.
We work
with large
global financial institutions
as well
as with specialized funds that understand the innovative and intricate nature of FinTech
companies.
From 2001 through 2015, he served
as a director of IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX), a
global industrial
company with key growth platforms in Fluid Metering Technology and Health & Science Technology segments, where he chaired the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Audit Committee and served on the Compensation Committee.
Incentives should be provided to large
companies — Canadian or otherwise — to act
as anchor
companies for Canadian SMEs, and more Canadian SMEs should be encouraged to collaborate and cluster around anchor
companies with good reach into
global markets.
With a tool like BrightFunnel, you can easily apply Global Filters such as target account tier or company size to get even more granular with the d
With a tool like BrightFunnel, you can easily apply
Global Filters such
as target account tier or
company size to get even more granular
with the d
with the data.
With companies like Manhattan Associates Inc. and CHAINalytics headquartered here, metro Atlanta has a position
as a
global leader in supply chain management software.
As volatile currencies toy
with the bottom lines of
global companies, corporate treasurers are paying a lot more attention to foreign exchange.