Sentences with phrase «aimed at financing»

The company said the token sale was aimed at financing the upgrade of its existing payment processing network into a blockchain - enabled system.

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For the newbie technology - driven Fintech entrants (entrepreneurs) For the new entrepreneurs aiming at offering value - driven services to demystify finance as a domain, and to raise quality funding from both angels as well as VCs, More's suggestion is to build a commercially viable and solid business proposition, then focus on customer experience and efficient execution.

Finance minister poised to propose tax incentives aimed at boosting private investment and reviving flagging economy.

As far back as 2002, while vice minister, Kuroda used an opinion column in the Financial Times, co-written with his deputy at the finance ministry, to call for «aggressive monetary policy» from the central bank, including an inflation target, aimed at «drastically changing price expectations.»

The company is working on longer - term ways to eliminate hunger and malnutrition too: Take African Improved Foods, its creatively - financed joint venture with the Rwandan government and development agencies, aimed at boosting the local food - processing industry.

That strategy will help producers pay for the big, transformational deals they made in 2016, aimed at overhauling their business to contend with low prices, said Curt Karges, who leads consulting firm PwC's corporate finance team in Houston, in a year - end report.

Speaking in Toronto at the Canadian Club this morning, he stressed the proposal is aimed at cracking down on international money laundering and terrorism financing.

Apollo's $ 184 million loan in November was aimed at refinancing the mortgage on a Chicago skyscraper, while Citigroup's $ 325 million amount in the spring of 2017 was directed at financing office buildings in Brooklyn, the Times said.

Local efforts by GDB and other Puerto Rican debt issuers to reach a debt restructuring are running in parallel with plans in the U.S. Congress to draft legislation aimed at solving the island's economic crisis, possibly by allowing it to restructure debt and putting its finances under federal oversight.

In a tweetstorm this morning aimed at containing the fallout from Wednesday night's revelation by Rudy Giuliani that Donald Trump repaid Michael Cohen for hush money Cohen paid to Stormy Daniels, the president attempted to thread the various legal needles involved in trying to explain how this arrangement did not violate campaign finance law.

Earlier this week, Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced tax changes that were aimed primarily at foreign investors in Canadian real estate to ensure they abide by our existing tax rules.

In a speech in January, France's finance minister called for proposals aimed at preventing virtual currency from being used to launder money, evade taxes, and finance terrorism, and asked a former Bank of France deputy governor to investigate cryptocurrencies.

• Financing: Ferro's $ 44 million investment was chiefly aimed at acquiring the Orange County Register.

Euro - area finance ministers are gathering Wednesday in Brussels to prepare the ground for a European Union summit aimed at striking a deal with Greece on financial aid.

It aims to remain at the forefront of digitizing the finance industry, as suggested by its mission statement, which reads:

The Washington State Housing Finance Commission offers a few different programs aimed at helping residents purchase a home.

The partnership between the Student Loan Finance Corporation and the Independent Community Bankers of America is aimed at providing competitive student loan programs at affordable rates with personable customer service.

Forty Seven Bank is financial technology start - up aimed at building the bridge between cryptocurrency world and the world of traditional monetary finance.

A state oversight board charged with scrutinizing the finances of distressed cities approved on Thursday a five - year recovery plan aimed at keeping Hartford out of bankruptcy.

Hours after the arrests, the government released a statement announcing its intervention into Banesco aimed at redirecting its administration and purging the bank, while putting a deputy finance minister at its helm.

HaloMoney is a comparison website for financial products such as insurance, broadband, banking and loans, aims at empowering customers to take more control over their finances.

At Mr. Weldon's urging, the company agreed to finance a program aimed at curbing prescription drug abusAt Mr. Weldon's urging, the company agreed to finance a program aimed at curbing prescription drug abusat curbing prescription drug abuse.

«Donors expect their gifts to be handled efficiently and honestly, so that the best returns are achieved to finance the works of the Church, especially those aimed at preaching the Gospel and helping the poor escape from poverty.

Warrnambool is in the process of seeking an independent opinion on its finances that will take into account its future prospects, including several projects aimed at boosting its exposure to China's booming infant formula market.

«Our aim in choosing an interim director was to select an individual from outside the organization who could lend a systematic approach to the oversight of the district's finances and ensure that residents receive the highest quality services at the lowest possible cost,» Hurtado said in a written statement.

The Deputy Head of Macroeconomic Research Unit, Ministry of Finance, Dr. Millicent deGraft - Johnson who spoke on the governments short to medium - term development programme said it was aimed at providing opportunities for growth and job creation through the private sector, and had developed concrete reform actions to tackle key challenges to private investment such as ensuring macroeconomic stability and debt sustainability, improving the ease of doing business and enhancing access to affordable and long - term financing and de-risking instruments.

An initial # 20 billion will be available over the next two years, alongside a # 1 billion business finance partnership aimed at medium - sized firms.

Contribute is aimed at simplifying the process of accepting, reporting, and documenting credit card contributions for your campaign, in compliance with NYC Campaign Finance Board (CFB) regulations.

According to a statement from the Public Relations Unit of the Ministry of Finance, «it [budget] will aim at getting Ghana working again».

A state oversight board charged with scrutinizing the finances of distressed cities approved on Thursday a five - year recovery plan aimed at keeping Hartford out of bankruptcy.

«The people of New York are demanding change and it's time we took action to restore the public trust by closing the LLC loophole and bringing fairness to our campaign finance system,» Cuomo said in the May 24 statement announcing his bill menu aimed at closing the loophole that has allowed tens of millions of dollars into campaign accounts.

Finance powerhouse, BEIGE, has launched a tier - 3 personal pension scheme aimed at securing financial independence for subscribers during retirement.

The Courant editorial suggesting that my campaign has violated the spirit of our state's campaign finance laws is aimed at the wrong target [Oct. 31, «Ted Kennedy's Violation»].

Jim Gaughran, the Democratic opponent of Republican Sen. Carl Marcellino on Thursday is set to release an ethics reform package aimed at campaign finance reform and recalling elected officials whose actions impact taxpayers.

But so much of what was announced in the space of an hour was aimed at Mayor Bill de Blasio, a liberal Democrat who is already under fire for multiple investigations into campaign finance practices and the use of an independent expenditure committee.

Officials whose handling of a municipality's finances cause its bond rating to drop would be subject to a recall — a provision that's aimed at the problems that have arisen in the town of Oyster Bay on Long Island.

Nevertheless, Klein has come under criticism from liberals and other advocacy organizations for the Senate's failure to pass measures aimed at strengthening abortion rights, the DREAM Act and the full public financing of political campaigns.

Atlantic City is considering a bankruptcy filing after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed legislation aimed at shoring up the finances of the distressed casino resort.

Finance chairman takes aim at China over steel and aluminum production, intellectual property

Lawmakers also adjourned without voting on Governor Cuomo's campaign finance reform and anti-corruption agenda, aimed at answering a wave of scandals to hit the legislature this year.

Over three weeks, prosecutors presented more than 30 witnesses and volumes of documents todescribe a campaign - finance scheme that benefited Texas legislative candidates but was aimed at cementing GOP power in Congress.

The UK Government introduced the Child Trust Fund with the aim of ensuring every child has savings at the age of 18, helping children get into the habit of saving whilst teaching them the benefits of saving and helping them understand personal finance.

Began this academic year, the FSHS initiative aims to provide Senior High School education to every qualified Ghanaian child who completes the Basic level of education at no cost to parents in order to remove the barrier of finance which has undoubtedly deprived Ghana of many potential leaders.

Maffei, who has supported legislation aimed at campaign finance reform and public financing of campaigns, said he spent about one - sixth of the money in his campaign account simply to raise money.

The third candidate in the race, George Martinez, a self - described «hip - hop diplomat,» organized a campaign called Bum Rush the Vote aimed at running candidates for office without corporate financing.

In the mayor's version, he would appoint the panel and it would have a narrow mandate, limited to charter changes aimed at improving the city's campaign finance system — including lowering the maximum levels of campaign contributions to candidates — and encouraging voter participation in elections.

In a letter addressed to the Attorney General and copied to the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Adawudu, who also enclosed a processing fee of GHc 1,000, said the information he is seeking is aimed at addressing several concerns voiced on the matter.

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, has outlined government's intended projects aimed at revamping the railway sector.

In his first month in office, he signed on as a co-sponsor of two House bills aimed at campaign finance reform — both of which seek to limit the influence of big donors and special interests, including super PACs that can spend unlimited amounts of money on federal campaigns.

Hon. Gabriel T. Suswam (m), former Governor of Benue State of No. 1 Rio Negro Street, Maitama, Abuja; Omadachi Oklobia (m), former Commissioner for Finance of Flat 1 Block A13, Marathon Avenue, Games Village, Abuja; and Janet Aluga (f), former Accountant, Benue State Government House Administration of David Mark Extension, Agber Village, Makurdi, Benue State, between August 8, 2012 and March 16, 2015 at Makurdi, Benue State, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court, did conspire among yourselves to transfer a total sum of about N4, 135,208,404.90, from the Benue State SURE - P account number 0116099195, domiciled in Guaranty Trust Bank, into various illegal accounts with the aim of concealing the money which you derived directly from corruption.