Sentences with phrase «about by economic growth»

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The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that the combination of tax increases and spending cuts could trim economic growth this year by about 1.5 percentage points.

The bank cited the prospect of slower economic growth in Canada brought about by lower oil prices as one reason for moderating the rate.

«If investors spent less time listening to the talking heads on BNN and CNBC and more time studying history, they would realize that there is little value added by obsessing about economic growth,» Murray Leith, an analyst at Odlum Brown in Vancouver, wrote last fall.

Analysts said they weren't reading too much into what they described as a «backward - looking indicator» and were hopeful about the economic prospects given an upturn in recent indicators such as confidence and machinery orders, not to mention efforts by Japan's new government to revive growth.

The «static» score of the bill — the amount of projected debt added when economic growth is not factored in — shows that the deficit would grow by about $ 1.5 trillion in the decade after the bill is implemented.

Behind all this banter lies a big idea: That by de-emphasizing economic growth and considering other things that people value, societies could make much better decisions about how to use their scarce resources.

By enhancing efficiency, transparency and connectivity in the market, America can do what Africa is about to do, and mobilize capital while sparking economic growth.

In the budget there are bold vows — oddly reminiscent of China's annual edicts for economic growth rates — about boosting exports by 30 % in the next eight years (even though exports have climbed just 2.9 % from eight year ago).

With the global economy «floating on an ocean of credit,» the current acceleration of credit via central bank policies will likely produce a positive rate of real economic growth this year for most developed countries, PIMCO chief Bill Gross writes in his latest monthly commentary, but «the structural distortions brought about by zero bound interest rates will limit that growth and induce serious risks in future years.»

Recent work at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere shows that about half of the slowdown in trade growth among advanced economies in the post-crisis period can be explained by weak economic activity, especially sluggish business investment.

U.S. stocks took their biggest loss in five months Tuesday as a health care bill backed by President Donald Trump ran into trouble in Congress, which raised some questions about his agenda of faster economic growth spurred on by lower taxes and cuts in regulations.

Of course it matters to anyone who wants to understand the economic cost of the adjustment, but arguments about whether the reported data are overstated, and by how much, have become part of the bull vs bear debate about whether Chinese growth is merely slowing temporarily, and not as part of a major economic reversal of the growth model.

To eliminate the deficit by 2015 - 16, the CCPA assumes that the net impact of these measures will result in higher economic growth and increased employment, resulting in increased revenues to the federal government of about $ 4.5 billion, on average, per year.

Since the April Budget, private sector forecasters have revised down their forecasts of economic growth by about one percentage point.

As a historical matter, the original purpose of the corporation — reflected in debates about limited liability and general incorporation statutes — was to facilitate economic growth by enabling projects that required large - scale, long - term investment.

HF invests in Latino economic growth by supporting Latino nonprofits and educating thousands of Latinos about credit, capital, and homeownership.

Some economists have raised concerns that recent moves by the Trump administration and Congress to boost economic growth through $ 1.5 trillion in tax cuts and increased government spending could cause the Fed to worry about overheating and inflation.

Private sector forecasters, the IMF and the Bank of Canada have all revised down their forecasts of economic growth by about one percentage point.

To read more about how the Ontario Government can get back into the black, read «Fiscal Soundness and Economic Growth: An Economic Program for Ontario» by Benjamin Dachis.

Financial markets are experiencing heightened volatility these days, driven by concerns about slowing and uneven global economic growth.

There was no question about the biggest draw at a one - day economic «growth summit» put on by the Public Policy Forum last month in Ottawa.

Officials repeatedly downgraded forecasts for economic growth last year to 1.4 %, a far cry from the average annual pace of about 7 % during the early 2000s and well below the medium - term target of 5 % set by President Vladimir Putin.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

Since the April Budget, private sector forecasters, the IMF, the OECD, and the Bank of Canada have revised down their forecasts of economic growth by about one percentage point.

Nevertheless, I am convinced that rather than continue to assume that growth, as measured by Gross National Product is an appropriate goal of national and international policy, we must examine how it relates to economic welfare, and that requires that we dare to make judgments about what constitutes welfare.

In addition to worrying about their own flocks, they also fear that the West, smitten with the BJP's growth - oriented economic agenda and preoccupied by the threat of Islamic extremism, ignores the constriction of religious freedom and human rights in India today.

He spoke of the evils of «an economy of exclusion and inequality» and singled out for censure those who «continue to defend trickle - down theories which assume that economic growth, encouraged by a free market, will inevitably succeed in bringing about greater justice and inclusiveness in the world.»

Look closely, and this scene tells you a lot about what Italy is today: an MC Escher - like tangle of governmental bureaucracy; social tension exacerbated by a relatively recent influx of immigrants; passive resignation to years of high unemployment, virtually no economic growth, and government debt that is now nearly 140 percent of the gross domestic product.

The bellwether S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were essentially flat, and major foreign indexes were all down (some sharply) during the same period, after a volatile year marked by weak global economic growth, slumping U.S. corporate profits and uncertainty about the outlook for the China and the European union.

With the coalition keen to promote its agenda for economic growth this month, it should listen to calls by SMEs for a bit more Vince (Cable) and a little less George (Osborne) as we approach the busiest time of the year for retailers — and to ensure the government's messages about the economy are more relevant to Joe Public than Hooray Henry.

When it got to the turn of the Council of Elders, the regional chair spoke, Hon Hackman spoke, I spoke and I spoke on the economy, but you don't talk about the economy by starting with the resource location;... I started by talking about how poorly this economy has been managed that we have gone from GHS9.4 bn debt to GHS110bn debt at the time, and how growth, without oil, was 1.9 bn and had dwindled to about 4 % etc.,... And I said something which I've said in this room: that Ghana is not poor and that the resource base of this country is found in five regions and I mentioned the regions specifically because I was making a strong economic argument.

Many analysts estimate the bill will add at least $ 1 trillion to the national debt — now about $ 20 trillion — over the next decade (although some Republicans argue that the cuts will pay for themselves by boosting economic growth).

The breakup of the link between CO2 emissions and economic growth in developed countries has been brought about in part by the availability of inexpensive natural gas beginning to replace coal for electric power generation, Harvard University business and government professor Robert N. Stavins said.

By comparison, scenarios for fossil fuel emissions for the 21st century range from about 600 billion tons (if we can keep total global emissions at current levels) to over 2500 billion tons if the world increases its reliance on combustion of coal as economic growth and population increase dramatically.

The end of the bipolar world with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 made to materialize the hegemonic situation exerted by the United States in the world that is threatened today by its economic weakness and the economic and military rise of China that has highlighted in the geopolitical world by great political influence, military and economic in the Asian and international scene thanks to the great extension of its territory (ranked third in territorial dimension on the planet), high number of inhabitants (about 1.3 billion, most populous in the world) and the dynamism of its economy (the economy is currently showing the highest growth rates on the planet).

In her history course, she learns about industrialisation and economic growth in developing countries, and how these have been influenced by foreign investments.

A highly skilled work force can raise economic growth by about two - thirds of a percentage point every year.

QE3 is a tacit admission by the Fed that earlier efforts failed, but this action will also fail to bring about stronger economic growth.

The payments, which averaged about $ 900 per family, were meant to stimulate economic growth by promoting consumer spending.

For example, even though the Fed was still holding the funds rate steady in autumn 2016, fixed mortgage rates rose by better than three quarters of a percentage point amid growing economic strength and a change in investor sentiment about future growth and tax policies during the period.

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Wealthier Democrats («limousine liberals») have the luxury of being able to care passionately about solving the problem, whether or not it slows economic growth rates by a fraction.

What we are talking about is more like, How much fuel will be burned by how many airplanes reaching their airstrips over the next half - century, given various projections for population growth and economic development, imponderables about changing patterns of mobility and technological breakthroughs, and market reactions to unpredictable events like terrorist hijackings?

Hopefully these off - topic fantasies about US taxpayers financing «their» population growth can be put to rest with a reality check: census.gov has figures for US economic aid by major recipient countries (table 1263).

That is, has human thinking, judging and willing become so egregiously impaired by our idolatry of the artificially designed, manmade «economic colossus» casting a giant shadow over the Earth, that we can not speak intelligibly about anything else except economic growth and profits without sounding like blithering idiots?

A better explanation of what the Manhattan Declaration is saying, that the way forward is not primarily about reducing CO2 emissions at an unavoidable cost to economic growth was recently published by the Cato Institute, a self - described market - liberal (read libertarian) organization.

The most recent drought from 2006 to 2007 reduced Australia's economic growth by about 0.75 percent.2 It curtailed agriculture, killing sheep and drastically cutting grain yields.2 Restrictions on water use in urban areas cost around $ 815 million each year, and affected more than 80 percent of Australian households.2

It notes that: 80 % of carbon dioxide emissions come from only 19 countries; the amount of carbon dioxide per US$ 1 GDP has dropped by 23 % since 1992, indicating some decoupling of economic growth from resource use; nearly all mountain glaciers around the world are retreating and getting thinner; and sea levels have been rising at an average rate of about 2.5 mm per year since 1992.

The current IPCC consensus forecast is that, under fairly reasonable assumptions for world population and economic growth, global temperatures will rise by about 30C by the year 2100.

«Green economic growth is a focus for Chinese policy makers worried about rising costs for imported oil and social unrest sparked by pollution.