Sentences with phrase «all about a country»

Last week, online Chinese real estate investment platform Uoolu.com released a guide for Chinese buyers interested in North Korean real estate, while popular accounts on the mobile messaging app WeChat have been posting articles about the country's housing market in recent weeks.

One of the Russian delegates to the I.S.O. blockchain group, Maxim Shevchenko, gave a talk last summer in Russia in which he spoke about the country's goals in the I.S.O. group.

These days they often include argumentum ad hominem attacks, such as sly references to the agencies» sterling ratings on Lehman Brothers the day before it filed for bankruptcy, that distract from relevant discussion about the country's creditworthiness.

Records suggest that one official made a «courtesy call» to Eritrea's permanent representative to the UN about the country's poor human rights record.

Instead, the closest we got to an insight into the real estate mogul from his wife is that he's been «concerned about our country as long as I have known him,» and that in politics as in business, «he does not give up.»

Duchesne acknowledges that a fear of the unknown might be a reason why more Canadian businesses aren't looking to expand overseas, but he hopes that the results of the study will spark a national conversation about the country's potential for international trade.

Just as the capital Kuala Lumpur settles down following a fraught rally last week, at which riot police turned water cannons on supporters of the PM, top U.S. media outlets, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) and the New York Times (NYT), have reported yet more scandalous allegations about the country's sovereign wealth fund.

The report comes amid ongoing negotiations between the U.K. and European Union (EU) about the country's withdrawal from the political and economic bloc and what the U.K.'s future relationship with the EU should look like.

«It's one of the things that makes me optimistic about America because when I look at what we have accomplished using half our talent for a couple of centuries, and now I think of doubling the talent that is effectively employed — or at least has the chance to be — it makes me very optimistic about this country,» Buffett says.

Among the things that may have contributed to future sentiments are uncertainty about the country's fiscal stability, taxes, and consumer spending, all of which could severely impact small business owners, Bernstein says.

«It's about country, diplomacy, and lifetimes of commitment not just by the athletes, but also by their loved ones.»

Before figuring out how to price your sale and design its terms, you need to learn as much as you can about the country's payment norms, creditor protection laws (if any), and your customer's credit history.

We don't know China because, in ways that have generally not been acknowledged, virtually every piece of information issued from or about the country is unreliable, partial, or distorted.

But if our history of profligacy has taught us anything, it's that Canada can't afford to be complacent about the country's more than $ 500 - billion debt.

No, but jokes apart, I think the most important thing about the country is the culture, and there is an element of Nordic culture in what we do.

... It was always about the country.

They are complaining about countries working with China which are not even the EU members — some of them merely looking for an associate status because a full membership is a drawn - out obstacles race at the mercy of centuries - old regional hatreds and rivalries.

Sheikh says he tried mightily as head of StatsCan to shift limited resources away from collecting data about the country's shrinking manufacturing sector — more than 300,000 jobs have been shed in Ontario and Quebec over the past decade — so the agency could spend more on tracking the boom in services and trade.

For months, policy - makers have expressed concerns about the country's two biggest real estate markets.

«It's interesting that we've had a lot of talk from the G - 20 about countries not using their currencies for competitive purposes,» Lakos said.

Shares of Apple, which generates about a quarter of its sales in China, tumbled nearly 4 percent as worries about the country's economy intensified.

Hatch's concern — that granting tax holidays on a regular basis incentivizes companies to cheat on (or at least artfully avoid paying) their taxes — is one I heard from a lot of Argentine entrepreneurs when I wrote about the country for this month's issue of Inc..

Established in 2006 by Australian activist Julian Assange as a means to anonymously divulge sensitive information about countries and institutions, Wikileaks was best known for its revelations about U.S. military operations, diplomatic activities, detention camps and abetting of NSA leaker Edward Snowden — until 2016, when the site involved itself in the U.S. presidential election by releasing troves of Democratic party emails allegedly supplied by Russian operatives.

In US markets, you can buy an ETF for just about every country index, plus all sorts of commodities and other exotic exposures.

At age 18 he took a train trip across Canada, which sparked a curiosity about the country.

But tax reforms in the U.S. have some in Canada worried about the country's competitive edge.

As people who care deeply about their country, we are taught implicitly to vote for the party that most closely resembles our set of beliefs and convictions.

Hector Valdez Albizu, Governor, Central Bank of Dominican Republic, spoke with Global Finance magazine editor Andrea Fiano about the country's fiscal and monetary policies, relations with the IMF and the road ahead for Dominican Republic's economy.

A surprise shift Tuesday in how the People's Bank of China (PBOC) fixes the currency initially sparked fears that Chinese leaders were concerned about the country's growth prospects and dragged down global markets.

In early 1968, the financially strapped administration became so alarmed about the country's trade imbalance that Mr. Fowler proposed a detailed plan to Congress to curb foreign travel by imposing a tax on spending outside the Western Hemisphere at rates of 15 or 30 percent, exempting only the first $ 7 a day.

Leahy interrupted Zuckerberg when he began to opine about the country's tragedy.

More broadly, the rebound in the Brazilian economy has investors getting more excited about the country in general and Petrobras in particular.

When you're talking about the country you're building a relationship more with the person that's with you, like the boys that go round surveying, and even the women, and that becomes like a bigger relationship and trust.

Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait's CEO, Michel Accad, opens up about his country's economic role in the Arab world and why the Gulf nation might never achieve all its lofty aspirations.

The net result is that Japan exports used cars at low prices to Australia, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, and just about every country where right - hand - drive (RHD) cars are used.

If Chinese economists were nearly as oblivious to China's problems as the China bulls claim they are, we would have reason to be truly worried about the country's prospects.

«One of the things that encourages me about our country,» he said, «is that for over half [our history] we wasted half our talent.

Portugal specializes in low value - added products, which exposes it to exchange rate risk and undermines investor sentiment about the country's ability to address its problems.»

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When we talk about countries holding US currency in reserve, we're not talking about actual dollars.

Trudeau met Thursday in Ottawa with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, who told their joint news conference about his country's decision in 2000 to decriminalize illicit drugs, and how that has helped to mitigate their addiction problems.

This frenetic growth is about China's booming economy and breathless urbanization, but it's also about the country's true love: real estate.

And we're talking about a country in Europe (he wouldn't mention which one), with a high quality of life, nice climate, and a good healthcare system!

As a result, the Bank of Canada's current stance to leave interest rates unchanged given its concerns about the country's lacklustre economic growth could be an important catalyst for preferred share performance going forward — especially when combined with the U.S. Federal Reserve's projections for multiple rate hikes this year.

But I raise my hand, and I say I am optimistic about our country and the true promise of America.»

Greece has a new government, led by left - wing, anti-austerity Syriza — an event that has heightened fears about the country's economic future and relationship with the other 18 countries that use the euro.

The E-commerce major Amazon and the iPhone maker Apple (top player among FAMGA) may have made some serious investments in India, but are considerably talking a lot less about the country.

Beijing may hope for a second - child baby boom but Chinese citizens have mixed feelings about the country's famous one - child policy being abandoned.

Right from the moment I stepped off the plane, everything about the country appealed to me.

Her voice cracking with emotion, the mother of college student Otto Warmbier who died soon after being sent home from North Korea, says her family will keep speaking out about the country's human rights violations to «rub their noses» in what they did.