Sentences with phrase «about economic growth which»

Although no conclusive proof exists that GM cereals may be harmful to human beings, and in some regions their use has brought about economic growth which has helped to resolve problems, there remain a number of significant difficulties which should not be underestimated.

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The G20, which met in China in early September, included concerns about antimicrobial resistance in its closing communique, saying that AMR «poses a serious threat to public health, growth, and global economic stability.»

Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.

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.

«I think the real key is equities are all about confidence, and... my analysis is probably based on Trump's policies toward trade and immigration, which are very much a risk to economic growth, while his other policies on tax and fiscal spending are positive for growth.

The balance, about $ 8 billion, would have to come from growth in the economy, which in the current economic environment appears overly optimistic.

I remember meetings as far back as 2008, for example involving senior United States or European government officials looking to be debriefed on the Chinese economy, in which the foreign (and some Chinese) analysts present spoke jauntily about the great success of China's growth policies and the brilliant future ahead, while many of the Chinese economists present were much more cautious and even gloomy as they discussed the sheer intractability of China's economic distortions.

Trudeau's speech in Germany suggests a hardening of his resolve to do something about income inequality, which economists such as Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and Canadian Jonathan Ostry, the deputy director of the International Monetary Fund's research department, describe as a present danger to sustainable economic growth.

Investment, which accounts for about half of China's economic output, was a major drag on growth in the fourth quarter, a result of monetary authorities making credit more expensive.

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.»

Neoliberal policies over the past three decades have generated a remarkable income concentration (for which read «inequality») but have brought about mediocre economic growth.

Pay - More - For - Status - Quo Approach Short - Sighted, Limits Economic Vitality and Growth QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA's) latest fare and toll increase proposals, which will be presented at a Public Hearing tonight at 6:00 p.m. at York College in Queens: «It's hard to justify any fare increase that -LSB-...]

Concerns about the slow rate of economic recovery from the recession, which has seen GDP growth broadly stagnate in the last three quarters, are unlikely to disappear soon.

Robert Pasinella, executive director of the Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency, which awards tax breaks to encourage economic growth, told The Alt on Monday that he had had a preliminary discussion with Bryce about a potential incentive package related to the building, but had said that any financial assistance would depend on dollars invested and jobs created and that he'd need to see the project.

The Mamfe Methodist Girls» SHS did not only place 5th in the finals for their innovation in the area of Social Responsibility Business (SRB), but also won a gold medal for their innovation towards the achievement of the United Nations (UN) SDG 8, which talks about promoting sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

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.

Pay - More - For - Status - Quo Approach Short - Sighted, Limits Economic Vitality and Growth QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following about the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA's) latest fare and toll increase proposals, which will be presented at a Public Hearing tonight at 6:00 p.m. at York College in Queens:

All other major players who have proposed targets have talked about total emissions, not intensity, which indexes emissions relative to economic growth.

Take an example of India which now has about 20 percent of the richest people of the world and where the economic growth is impressive -LRB-!).

He continued: «As Chancellor I know about the enormous potential for the internet to drive economic growth, but I am also acutely aware of the risk of cyber attack harming our economy and undermining the confidence on which it rests.»

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

Any news which provides information about the current level and expected level of economic growth or inflation will influence prices.

About Luminalt Solar Since its founding in 2004, Luminalt has been dedicated to improving the community in which we live and work by providing clean energy alternatives, employment opportunities, and sustainable economic growth.

What reasonable person who is paying attention to the world around them and is free from the denial and economic fundamentalism that surrounds us isn't aware on some level that: — the phrase «sustainable growth» is an oxymoron — there are about 4 times as many people on this planet as it can sustain — All this stuff (including food) depends on cheap oil, which we are out of — Every ton of CO2 is further decreasing what the planet can sustain, and — We're teaching the world to be as shallow and dysfunctional as we are.

No, I'm not talking about the UK's just - published Royal Society report, which, among other things, recommends that developed countries put a brake on economic growth.

Which is something of a body blow to those telling us that we must cease economic growth if calamity is to be averted: the very assumptions built into the whole proof that climate change is something we should worry about say exactly the opposite.

If those cited were serious about the well - being of those in poorer countries, they would not recommend measures which reduce economic growth.

The media seldom talk about this, they know not that indiea and chinas 500 million $ 7000 per annum western style people are going to guarantee > 2C even if we do something wondeful in renewables within 30 years which is doubful due to economic and population growth.

The battle is urgent and defining: but it is between those who understand how billions have been lifted from poverty, illness and servitude by human ingenuity, capitalism, free trade and economic growth, and those who decry the processes which have brought about this great transformation in human well - being.

It's easy to check that the cost can't be much more than 10 per cent of GDP (about five years worth of economic growth), which contradicts the common intuition that cheap energy is economically vital.

For one thing, as I've said before, the economic models from which IPCC and others draw these numbers are just this side of wild guesses, based on assumptions about economic growth, resource prices, and technological development decades in the future.

But note guest post here, in which I raised concerns about economic growth rates in the face of Peak Oil and (later) Peak Gas over the coming century.

In one of its occasional assessments, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — the cowinner with Al Gore of the Nobel Peace Prize — posited a scenario in which the global economy would grow at about 2 percent a year for the next 100 years (it's growing at more than twice that pace currently) with «fragmented» and «slow» per capita economic growth and technological change.

It has been a common belief of a majority of respondents that any new Indian leadership would bring about positive regulatory changes which would bring in more foreign investments, financial services reforms, better infrastructure and finally greater economic growth.

Unlike past housing downturns, which were precipitated by slowing local economies, U.S. economic fundamentals remained solid, with 3.3 percent growth in the gross domestic product, job gains averaging about 150,000 a month, and interest rates remaining historically low during 2006.

The report says Ottawa's regional economy is still feeling the effects of government spending cuts, which weakened demand and slowed price increases, but economic growth expected in 2014 will help increase demand and unit sales by about 2.5 per cent per year from 2015 to 2017.