Sentences with phrase «about developments in that country»

Not exact matches

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), seniors in this country experience poverty at a rate that is about a quarter of that experienced by their American and Japanese counterparts.

But Lesko's lists pertain mostly to small business: you'll find information on agencies that give development assistance to expanding companies, economic reports that regional Federal Reserve banks will send you, government surplus - property auctions, whom to ask about overseas selling, how to find financial data on a company or franchisor, where to apply for research grants — in sum, information on the offerings of nearly every federal, state, and local bureaucracy in the country.

Billionaire medical magnate George Yancopoulos, the co-founder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (regn), told Bloomberg that it's time for the country to «make some decisions about what to invest in,» arguing for more emphasis on health and less on tech development.

While concerns about developments in the large economies of Italy and Spain have contributed to the unease in financial markets, both of these countries are likely to be able to avoid any call on the European Union for financial assistance.

Among residents of the 27 countries of the European Union, women were less likely than men to agree with the four statements about the role of education in the development of entrepreneurial attitudes and skills, with the gap being largest for the skills to run a company.

BERLIN / WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The United States urged countries on Tuesday to think twice about signing up to a new China - led Asian development bank that Washington sees as a rival to the World Bank, after Germany, France and Italy followed Britain in saying they would join.

In recent months, revelations from European authorities about the tax avoidance strategies used by Google, Starbucks and Amazon have all stirred public anger and spurred several European governments, as well as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris - based research organization for the world's richest countries, to discuss measures to close the loopholes.

At a moment when the Republicans are talking about entitlement reform, and Ben Carson, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is proposing to triple the rents of some of the poorest people in the country, the sight of big banks reporting surges in profits that were fuelled by tax cuts raises alarming moral questions.

Living Goods» staff consists of about 5 US - based staff, about 35 staff on country - level teams in Uganda and Kenya, 2 field supervisors, and a Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager at each of eight branches in Uganda and one Branch Manager in Kenya.58 Country - level staff include staff specializing in training, product development, sales, health impact, logistics, technology, finance, talent, monitoring, and partnerscountry - level teams in Uganda and Kenya, 2 field supervisors, and a Branch Manager and Assistant Branch Manager at each of eight branches in Uganda and one Branch Manager in Kenya.58 Country - level staff include staff specializing in training, product development, sales, health impact, logistics, technology, finance, talent, monitoring, and partnersCountry - level staff include staff specializing in training, product development, sales, health impact, logistics, technology, finance, talent, monitoring, and partnerships.59

If Canada wants to benefit from Asia's development and growth, and remain a relevant and important energy partner in Asia, we must «think big» about exporting to multiple countries within the Asia Pacific, and «think beyond» oil and natural gas to include all of Canada's energy related assets, particularly the renewable and clean technologies that will help Asia mitigate its own climate - change challenges.

Professor Woo, President of the newly established Jeffrey Cheah Institute on Southeast Asia, talks about the watershed moment in the country's recent economic history and argues for a bi-partisan consensus around «an inclusive national development» plan as the only way forward.

Innovation & development: How cryptocurrencies can be viewed through conventional innovation frameworks, what this unique positioning tells us about their future as a technology, and what possibilities exist for cryptocurrencies in developing countries as crucibles of transparency, positive change and financial inclusion.

Spreads on European emerging market debt have also narrowed as investor concerns about political developments in Russia have subsided and the country's credit rating has been upgraded.

«We've been the leading investor in this country for more than five years running, and our Time Warner transaction is all about innovation and economic development, consumer choice, and investment in infrastructure with regard to providing a great 5G mobile broadband experience.

Governments in most Third World countries, supported by development policies in First and Second World countries, have been concerned about supplying sophisticated forms of energy for industrialization and urban life.

Contemporary evidence about the economic cultures of East Asia, of successful ethnic groups in different countries, or of the mobility of immigrants to this country all seems to point in the same direction: self - denial and discipline are virtues that are the condition sine qua non of early capitalist development.

The foreign debt continues to be an issue and new voices have began to sound the need to look for ways to face it; (ii) At the national level two questions are concentrating increasing attention: one is the reassessment of the necessary role of the state to correct the distortions of a runaway market (currently discussed in Europe and in the discussions about the role the initiatives of «an active state has played in the economic development of Asian countries); the other is the need for a «participative democracy over against a purely representative formal democracy: in this sense the need to strengthen civil society with its intermediate organizations becomes an important concern; (iii) the struggle for collective and personal identity in a society in which forced immigration, dehumanizing conditions in urban marginal situations, and foreign cultural aggression and massification in many forms produce a degrading type of poverty where communal, family and personal identity are eroded and even destroyed.

See how companies in other countries are capitalizing on the latest pouch technologies and hear about trends that could affect developments here in the U.S.

The company had this to say about him, probably written by Frank G. Ryan, the president, writing in Modern Pharmacy but covered in the Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association: «Three or four years ago, in the gradual development of our scientific staff, we secured the services of Professor Wilbur L. Scoville, a pharmacist well known to the country and a man preeminent in the field of what has been termed pharmaceutical elegance.

«We are thrilled about the growth Burger 21 has experienced throughout the country and extremely optimistic about our future development in the Northeast,» said Mark Johnston, Burger 21 founder and president.

But the committee also voiced a frequent concern about development aid — the amount lost to political corruption in recipient countries.

According to her, just as there is ample evidence that malaria impedes the overall economic development of Ghana and other countries of the sub-region and considering that we need a healthy future workforce for our economic development, it is about time malaria is nipped in the bud.

When we speak about wanting to build a Ghana Beyond Aid, what we are saying is that we should become like all the progressive countries in the world, a country that depends on its own resources to buttress its own development, and not a country going around cap in hand begging for this or that.»

The frustration about the European project and current leadership can have different dynamics and paths of development in different countries.

Through the speakers series sponsored by the Buffalo Niagara Partnership, speakers from across the country have been brought in to talk about how sustainable approaches to development make sense for the economy and the environment.

I've written in a bit more detail elsewhere about just some of the important differences that exist (and this post builds on and overlaps somewhat with my earlier post), even within the Western world, between countries like the U.S., where the newspaper industry has suffered greatly in recent years, and then other countries like Germany or the Nordic Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in countries like the U.S., where the newspaper industry has suffered greatly in recent years, and then other countries like Germany or the Nordic Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in countries like Germany or the Nordic Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in Countries, where developments have been much less dramatic — though these countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in countries have levels of internet penetration and use that are as high as or higher than in the U.S..

When it's an audit based on your subjective opinion, «let me tell you what I think about finances in this country and finances in this state and economic development,» now it's your opinion.

European Commission President Jean - Claude Juncker and First Vice-President Frans Timmermans issued a joint statement expressing their concerns about the latest developments in Romania regarding the independence of the country's judicial system and its capacity to fight corruption.

SARANAC LAKE A group of art, history and business executives convened last week to talk about ways the arts can spur economic development in the North Country.

He said «I wonder why the NPP which is hoping to lead this country is rather the one going about challenging His Excellency John Mahama in terms of infrastructural development.

The United Nations Development Programmes, UNDP, had said about 1.9 million people in North Eastern part of the country were in dire need of recovery support, food and shelter.

We're committed to keeping stakeholders informed about any key developments, and in the meantime are reassuring employees and the governments in the states and countries where we operate that it is very much business as usual.»

With Government determined to exploit the country's bauxite and iron ore deposits, with the Ghana Integrated Bauxite and Aluminum Development Authority set to spearhead this, President Akufo - Addo was delighted about the progress made in a novel technology being promoted by UMaT, which involves the use of plastic waste to upgrade bauxite ore to yield 90 % alumina, as against the present grade of 40 % to 45 %.

And if there is one thing everyone agrees about in drug policy it is that the MDA (and similar legislation in other countries) was not intended to create a huge criminal market; undermine international development and security; increase health harms including HIV / AIDS; promote stigma and discrimination; lead to deforestation and pollution, and undermine human rights all over the globe (see countthecosts.org for details).

After a day - long conference in London on how to move forward the political process in Libya, other developments included: An admission the Coalition did not yet fully know who made up the opposition, which came after Nato said American intelligence had shown «flickers» of al Qaeda among the rebels; A suggestion the Coalition would be prepared to see Colonel Gaddafi go into exile if a country was willing to take him; A claim by the Italians that several nations were working on a deal involving a ceasefire, exile for Gaddafi and a talks framework between Libya's tribal leaders and opposition figures; Nick Clegg warning about the «danger of overreaching» during a speech in Mexico, but stressing liberal interventionism must be upheld.

SUMMARY: This report is on the various presidential aspirants of the general elections slated for December 7, 2016 of the country, their political parties and what Ghanaians think about them in terms of popularity, peace and security that will improve their living conditions in terms of development projects, job creation etc..

Online at Indian Country Today: Former New York State assemblyman Michael Benjamin, who represented the Bronx for eight years, is criticizing Gov. Andrew Cuomo for not including Indian nations in discussions about economic development in the state.

Development was a key campaign issue in Amherst, where reuse of the former Westwood Country Club remains a pressing consideration for the Town Board and where developers seeking to build on the town's few remaining pockets of green space run up against neighbors who complain about the effects on traffic and quality of life.

Although manufacturing accounts for only about 20 % of our economy, it accounts for about 75 % of research and development in this country.

Despite the challenges, the comptroller said the North Country has much to be optimistic about, including regional economic development council efforts, the $ 10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative for the City of Plattsburgh and $ 125 million state investment into Norsk Titanium, which the governor touted in a visit just days before.

Although global rates of maternal death have been dropping by about 1.5 percent each year since 1980, there is still a long way to go if countries hope to meet United Nations Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 5 by 2015 — a 75 percent reduction in the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births from 1990 levels.

As Thijs Van de Graaf, one of the study's coauthors, explains: «Some supporters of the EITI have hailed transparency as the magic bullet to bring about good resource governance and sustainable development in resource - rich countries.

Researchers in other countries have edited human embryos to learn more about early human development or to answer other basic research questions (SN: 4/15/17, p. 16).

«In addition to R&D positions, we are always seeking specialists in closely aligned fields such as business development, medical and clinical affairs, regulatory affairs, customer support, intellectual property, and operations,» says David Litman, chief technology officer and worldwide vice president of R&D, BD Biosciences, a segment of BD that employs about 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the worlIn addition to R&D positions, we are always seeking specialists in closely aligned fields such as business development, medical and clinical affairs, regulatory affairs, customer support, intellectual property, and operations,» says David Litman, chief technology officer and worldwide vice president of R&D, BD Biosciences, a segment of BD that employs about 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the worlin closely aligned fields such as business development, medical and clinical affairs, regulatory affairs, customer support, intellectual property, and operations,» says David Litman, chief technology officer and worldwide vice president of R&D, BD Biosciences, a segment of BD that employs about 28,000 people in approximately 50 countries throughout the worlin approximately 50 countries throughout the world.

Although private support for research and development in India is weak — providing only about 20 % of the country's total R&D investment — federal investment is growing rapidly.

The study aims, in part, to address the fact that the U.S. spends about 40 percent more on health care per capita than the next highest - spending country in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a group of 35 major nations — a figure that leads many to wonder whether there are significant inefficiencies in U.S. health care spending.

They include the BEST (Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training) programs at 17 institutes across the country; encouraging the use of individual development plans (IDPs) by all NIH - supported graduate students and postdocs; and, one I am particularly pleased about, offering individual F30 and F31 predoctoral fellowships through all the NIH institutes and centers.

Prof Lloyd - Sherlock said: «In many countries public awareness about hypertension remains very low, and the condition is not prioritised by national governments or development agencies.

The «European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy», EUROfusion, coordinates fusion energy research in 28 European countries * through 30 Consortium Members and about 150 universities, laboratories and industry.

NASA missions, educational projects around the country, and cosmologists themselves have produced a wide range of materials that astronomy instructors (and their students) can use to learn about the latest developments in modern cosmology.