Sentences with phrase «international benchmarking in»

Thanks to the rigorous MICHELIN Guide selection process that is applied independently and consistently around 27 countries, the MICHELIN Guide has become an international benchmark in fine dining.

Thanks to the rigorous MICHELIN guide selection process that is applied independently and consistently around 24 countries, the MICHELIN guide has become an international benchmark in fine dining.

Ten percent of U.S. kids met or exceeded the advanced international benchmark in science — a smaller share than in Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, England, Korea or Hungary.

Not exact matches

Brent crude, the international benchmark, fell about 69 cents at the time of the tweet, before trading down 0.8 percent at $ 73.17 a barrel as of 2:31 p.m. in London.

Global stock benchmark provider MSCI has decided to delay including stocks listed in mainland China in its widely followed Emerging Markets Index, saying China has to take further steps toward making its market more accessible and closer to international standards.

As investigators wrap their case against more than a dozen traders involved in the recent LIBOR scandal — which involves executives at Barclays and a growing list of international banks attempting to manipulate the benchmark figure for trillions of pounds» worth of financial contracts — they're revealing a curious fact about how some of the details were leaked in the first place.

Brent crude, the international benchmark, was up 7.8 percent in the past week and was trading near $ 73 a barrel in the futures market for the first time since December 2014.

The plan is to launch an oil futures contract on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE), but there are obstacles in convincing large oil producers and consumers in using the yuan and investing in the Shanghai benchmark.

U.S. crude futures dipped below $ 28.50, while the international benchmark Brent fell as far as $ 27.79 a barrel after reports that Iran had offered sharp discounts to customers in Europe and Asia to find buyers for millions of barrels of oil in storage that it is now free to sell, after the lifting of most international sanctions on it at the weekend.

Investing in five of the worst - performing stock markets around the globe has beaten international benchmarks — by a lot.

Lost in that noise is a potentially more significant development that surfaced in March: Canada's largest bank has been named as a defendant by U.S. mortgage giant Freddie Mac for alleged manipulation of LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, an interest rate benchmark off which international banks lend among themselves.

Priced in yuan and traded on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, it's the first such Asian benchmark for oil deals.

The benchmark we use is the broad MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Emerging Markets Index; it increased by 39.4 % in 2007.

Brent crude, the benchmark for international oil prices, fell $ 1.44, or 3.1 percent, to $ 45.45 a barrel in London.

Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils used by many U.S. refineries, fell 79 cents to close at $ 61.06 in London.

The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) publishes the international benchmark price of gold in USD, twice daily.

The recent stock - market boom has run ahead of itself and international investors showed what they thought early this month by declining to include in the benchmark global MSCI Emerging Market Index stocks that are listed on the mainland, rather than in Hong Kong.

Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, rose 15 cents to $ 107.72 on the ICE Futures exchange in London.

Brent crude, the benchmark for international oil prices, added 88 cents to $ 46.33 a barrel in London.

Active managers of international stock funds are, in my opinion, a little more likely to beat their benchmarks than U.S. fund managers are.

Stephen has been involved in over 70 different research projects covering a board variety of wealth manager types, service providers to the sector, a wide array of international jurisdictions and a diverse project focus such as market analysis and sizing, competitive intelligence and benchmarking, market entry strategy and client, advisor and intermediary insight.

ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude oil futures added 28 cents to $ 45.11 in electronic trading in the New York Mercantile Exchange while Brent crude, the benchmark for international oil prices, fell 6 cents to $ 47.20 a barrel iBenchmark U.S. crude oil futures added 28 cents to $ 45.11 in electronic trading in the New York Mercantile Exchange while Brent crude, the benchmark for international oil prices, fell 6 cents to $ 47.20 a barrel ibenchmark for international oil prices, fell 6 cents to $ 47.20 a barrel in London.

This unpleasant picture is presented after a third quarter in which Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, traded at about $ 50 a barrel on average, the lowest sustained levels since the financial crisis.

Still, it's modest when compared to the position of international equities in global benchmarks.

As you can see in the table above, which looks at the price differential between the Brent global benchmark price and the West Texas Intermediate price (the amount by which North American oil prices differ from average international prices each year), the problem is that the price differential between 2011 and 2013 was exceptional.

Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils used by many U.S. refineries, fell $ 1.83 to close at $ 61.85 in London.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index has plunged 21 per cent since its peak in May 2013 as international investors pulled a net $ 955...

In addition, the Oversight Committee will aim to be informed about issues and risks to the Cash Rate benchmark by «monitoring international trends in financial benchmarks and regulatory developments»In addition, the Oversight Committee will aim to be informed about issues and risks to the Cash Rate benchmark by «monitoring international trends in financial benchmarks and regulatory developments»in financial benchmarks and regulatory developments».

«Given the benchmarks established by international law and universal legitimacy, and in light of the support offered by the Christian Church in the Holy Land, we believe Palestinians should also have a state that they can at long last call home.

«One of the areas where we want Euskadi to continue as an international benchmark is gastronomy, because we firmly believe in its relevance in this sector.

With the government removing fuel subsidies and oil marketers refusing to sell diesel at pump prices, the cost of doing business in Nigeria is expected to double over the next three months especially as oil hits a benchmark price of $ 38 per barrel with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicting a further drop to $ 20 per barrel by mid-year.

The aim of the benchmarking reviews is to highlight the standing and contribution of UK social science research in an international context.

However, the benchmark revenue for the second half of 2016 was revised downwards from $ 502.10 million to 348.42 m in 2016 mid-year budget review when the international benchmark price was further reviewed downward to 45.35 per barrel.

The Steering Group agreed the terms of reference for the review and, in consultation with the UK Human Geography community, appointed an International Panel of leading international experts, chaired by Professor David Ley, University of British Columbia, Canada The International Panel visited the UK for one week in May 2012 and met with about 150 stakeholders in UK Human Geography Prior to its UK visit, the Panel was provided with a range of background data including: Overviews of research trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian International Panel of leading international experts, chaired by Professor David Ley, University of British Columbia, Canada The International Panel visited the UK for one week in May 2012 and met with about 150 stakeholders in UK Human Geography Prior to its UK visit, the Panel was provided with a range of background data including: Overviews of research trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian international experts, chaired by Professor David Ley, University of British Columbia, Canada The International Panel visited the UK for one week in May 2012 and met with about 150 stakeholders in UK Human Geography Prior to its UK visit, the Panel was provided with a range of background data including: Overviews of research trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian International Panel visited the UK for one week in May 2012 and met with about 150 stakeholders in UK Human Geography Prior to its UK visit, the Panel was provided with a range of background data including: Overviews of research trends and outputs since 2000 completed by representatives of the nine Human Geography sub-disciplines Two - page assessments by Heads of UK Geography Departments of strengths, weaknesses, overall health, and future opportunities and challenges to Human Geography in the UK (15 submissions were received) A statistical profile of UK Human Geography: Briefing Document: Statistical Overview and Commentary by Paul Wakeling (2012) Bibliometric Data for the ESRC International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian International Benchmarking Review of Human Geography by Thomson Reuters (2012) A Short Introduction to UK Research Funding Policy by David Mills (2012) Survey of Users of Human Geography Research by Steve Johnson, David Gibbs and Ian Mills (2012).

As this vision is realised, international tax practitioners moving from one country to another will share an internationally recognised qualification that sets a global benchmark in international tax expertise.

«The changes will provide increased choice while ensuring that ADIT retains its position as a trusted benchmark of quality in international tax examinations.

The lower bound of the study is an important benchmark worldwide; in 2015, the international Paris Climate Agreement set a global target of constraining warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Furthermore, the President will make it a national imperative to dramatically improve student achievement in math and science, and move US students from the middle of the pack to the top on international benchmarks over the next decade by challenging all Americans to dramatically increase support for math and science education.

«Best Practice Framework is good benchmarking tool for Fracture Liaison Services worldwide: New review finds Capture the Fracture Best Practice Framework helps raise standards, reinforce international guidelines, and identify challenges common to FLS in different health - care systems.»

In addition, the E3SM project benefits from - DOE programmatic collaborations including the Exascale Computing Project (ECP) and programs in Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SciDAC), Climate Model Development and Validation (CMDV), Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM), Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI), International Land Model Benchmarking Project (iLAMB), Community Earth System Model Community Earth System Model (CESM) and Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments (NGEE) for the Arctic and the TropicIn addition, the E3SM project benefits from - DOE programmatic collaborations including the Exascale Computing Project (ECP) and programs in Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SciDAC), Climate Model Development and Validation (CMDV), Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM), Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI), International Land Model Benchmarking Project (iLAMB), Community Earth System Model Community Earth System Model (CESM) and Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments (NGEE) for the Arctic and the Tropicin Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SciDAC), Climate Model Development and Validation (CMDV), Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM), Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (PCMDI), International Land Model Benchmarking Project (iLAMB), Community Earth System Model Community Earth System Model (CESM) and Next Generation Ecosystem Experiments (NGEE) for the Arctic and the Tropics.

The GWI's mission: to shape and grow the vast $ 2 trillion, multi-sector wellness industry; provide an international forum for dialogue and problem - solving among public and private sector leaders in the wellness space; and underwrite needed research that benchmarks and analyzes this complex industry, and that can quantify both its economic and human impact.

The report shows that between one - quarter and one - third of Australian students did not achieve the TIMSS Intermediate international benchmark to apply basic mathematical and scientific knowledge in simple situations in Year 4 and apply basic mathematical and scientific knowledge in a variety of situations in Year 8.

The National Center of Education and the Economy, through its Center on International Education Benchmarking, is working to build a community of researchers interested in investigating how a small set of countries and states have managed to build and sustain educational systems that manage routinely to produce higher and more equitable outcomes for children and youth.

But whatever one thinks of NAEP's definition of proficiency, nothing in Harvey's article begins to touch on the central point of our essay: U.S. states, by committing themselves to implement Common Core State Standards, have promised to set standards benchmarked at international levels, while in fact they have put into place actual standards at diverse — and embarrassingly low — proficiency levels.

There has been considerable discussion about the advantages of benchmarking the performance of American students in various states and localities to international tests.

So, it's easier to build and use international benchmarks to identify more quickly what is working and what is not in England.

«In the United States, now we're talking a lot about international competition, internationally benchmarked standards and so on.

The latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) results, released today by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), show 81 per cent of Australian Year 4 students are achieving at or above the Intermediate benchmark (the proficient standard for Australia), compared to 76 per cent in 2011, with more students achieving at the High or Advanced benchmark.

So we talk about the international benchmarks and students are graded depending on how they do in the TIMSS assessments, they're graded according to these benchmarks.

Released in the first week of December, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report has highlighted issues in education outcomes for Australian students (tested at Year 9), adding to the weight of other benchmarking reports released recently.