Sentences with phrase «as central issues»

One side, backed by rank - and - file teachers and their democratically - elected representatives, sees poverty and segregation as central issues to be addressed though education reform as well as health and housing programs; the other side, backed by wealthy interests, sees poverty as an excuse and unions as the problem.

Bush got 56 % -43 % As of now, McCain lead by just 51 % -49 % This was despite an aggressive push by more than 50 Bishops to encourage Catholics to focus on abortion as the central issue.

Newbigin identifies this situation as the central issue for the Western church as it approaches the twenty - first century.

Ratigan, who lives in Lake Placid, attributed this to gerrymandering, which has emerged as a central issue in his emerging campaign.

«Gay marriage emerged as a central issue in the fight for control of the Senate yesterday, after a key lawmaker vowed to withhold support from any leader who would push to legalize same - sex nuptials.

However, in the current environment we do not see this as a central issue, and indeed growth globally looks solid, with earnings growth forecast at 15 per cent currently,» he says.

This policy matters to me because, like you, I recognize climate change as a central issue of our time that affects us all.

Various groups in different places, people who are not socialists, but who see this as the central issue in our time.

As a central issue, Article 10 (1) of the Regulation provides that non-governmental organisations meeting certain criteria are entitled to request an internal review to the EU institution or body that has adopted a certain administrative act under environmental law or, in case of an alleged administrative omission, that should have adopted such an act.

As a central issue, Bitcoin's one - megabyte block size limit was often insufficient to include all transactions on the network.

The courts have mentioned the requirement for connection in a number of the most recent cases, but it is dealt with at greatest length in De Rose, where the judge saw it as the central issue in dispute.

Not exact matches

After remaining silent on the issue during Stephen Harper's reign, the central bank now is providing intellectual cover for the government as it confronts doubters ahead of its first budget.

So while there are certainly arguments to be made in favor of a rules - based Fed over the pure discretion of the current PhD standard, such reform should not be viewed as a solution to the real issue, which is a central bank having a monopoly on money at all.

While there is no central bank that issues them, bitcoins can be created online by using a computer to complete difficult tasks, a process known as mining.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made gender issues a central focus of the Liberal platform, as well as a major theme of its G7 presidency.

But the state is in a budget crisis, with school funding a central issue as Gov. Dannel Malloy seeks to overhaul the state formula to redistribute money to districts in need.

Yet the area is one that has attracted interest from Russia's private sector as well, including its central securities depository which began testing blockchain proxy voting - allowing shareholders to issue votes on corporate decisions - last year.

At around the same time, the first deputy governor of Russia's central bank proposed a virtual currency that would be issued on behalf of all EAEU nations as well as the BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, China, India, and South Africa.

Unlike traditional currencies such as dollars, bitcoins are issued and managed without any central authority whatsoever: there is no government, company, or bank in charge of Bitcoin.

One possible source of the equity premium (meaning shares are more expensive to issue than bonds) is a central bank as lender of last resort - even in the absence of taxes, bankruptcy, etc..

At some point in 2018, Bank Indonesia (the country's central bank) will reportedly trial a state - issued cryptocurrency, which is being referred to by Indonesian media sources as the «digital rupiah.»

With President Trump's visit to Poland on his way to the July 2017 G20 summit, energy and infrastructure issues will likely be on the agenda as he meets with the leaders of the Three Seas Initiative, a collection of Central and Eastern European states working to increase connections between the Baltic, Black, and Adriatic Seas.

The «bank for central banks» has released a paper on the possible impact of state - issued cryptocurrencies, as well as arguments for and against the introduction of such monetary instruments.

The bank official described state - issued cryptocurrency as another possible solution to this problem, opining that, «Central banks around the world are examining (the use of digital currencies) so we should as well.»

As regulators squash bitcoin exchanges and token offerings, officials from the PBoC maintain interest in creating a central bank - issued digital currency.

Bank of England governor Mark Carney said this week that the G20 needed to consider how easily digital coins should be converted into other central - bank issued currencies, as well as the role of anonymity, as «a lot of the underlying use of these currencies has been illicit activity».

If there is any planning to be done with regard to the banking and financial system, the central issue of mathematical economics as applied to the financial sector should focus on how economies should cope with the tendency for debts to mount up until a crisis erupts?

Despite the rumors for a centralized digital currency, China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said that the country, which still does not recognize Bitcoin as a legitimate payment method, is not in a hurry to issue its own digital currency.

If that sounds similar to how Bitcoin bills itself — as a cryptocurrency that «uses peer - to - peer technology to operate with no central authority or banks; managing transactions and the issuing of bitcoins is carried out collectively by the network,» — you're on the money.

««Virtual currencies» means a digital representation of value that is neither issued by a central bank or a public authority, not attached to a legally established currency, which does not possess the legal status of currency or money, but is accepted by natural or legal persons as a means of exchange or for other purposes, and can be transferred, stored or traded electronically.

March, Igoche said that if digital currency not backed by any physical commodity such as gold or precious stone, are not classified as currency or coins issued by CNB or Central Bank of any other country.

The worry that has seized investors is merely one of the issues Powell faces as he succeeds Janet Yellen as head of the world's most influential central bank.

The Zambian kwacha is issued and managed by the Zambian central bank, known as the Bank of Zambia.

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which is jointly owned by the world's leading central banks, noted in November that bitcoin could disrupt the ability of central banks to exert control over the economy, as well as issue money.

The Afghanistan issue may also receive heightened attention if either the New Democratic Party or the Bloc Québécois choose to make this issues a central part of their election campaigns, as neither party supported the extension of the mission.

This program, known as Operation Twist, basically involves the central bank's selling of shorter - term bonds and buying longer - dated issues.

In light of his refusal to carry out the duties of a central bank and act as lender of last resort when Greek banks run out of cash, Mr. Varoufakis has said that: «If necessary, we will issue parallel liquidity and California - style IOU's, in an electronic form.

The three - day Central Economic Work Conference is expected to set major changes in economic indicators to reflect more on the quality of the economic growth rather than mere growth speed, while tackling specific issues such as mounting debts, poverty and pollution.

Siluanov said the decision to establish state control in the cryptosphere was made at the same meeting where Putin issued these comments, a meeting at which Siluanov, as well as Russian Central Bank head Elvira Nabiullina and the CEO of the payment service Qiwi, Sergey Solonin, were present.

The inclusion of these ideas in the CIC report underscores a key point about the importance of Asia for Canada — that Asia's rise matters for all of Canada, and that an Asia strategy should be central to Canadian public policy as a whole, rather than a niche activity for a few line departments that deal with «international» issues.

For example, in the latter days of the 2011 election campaign, as Jack Layton's orange wave was gathering momentum, Harper and then - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty jumped all over Mr. Layton for allegedly violating the sacrosanct principle of central bank independence. Layton had responded to a reporter's question about interest rates, indicating it would be better for Canada's economy if they stayed low. Harper and Flaherty denounced this statement violently, calling it a «rookie mistake» that threatened the independence of the Bank. Layton quickly issued a clarification confirming that he, too, accepted the doctrine of central bank independence.

The governing board of UBIK already met with the Central Office of Tax Administration in Croatia on Feb. 9 to discuss the issues covering the taxation of crypto as a capital gain, the regulations of Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), and the business of crypto mining companies.

I think the fear of anybody that is at all skeptical of how government and central banks work, as the central bank and say oh well there's only going to be 21 million of these coins issued and then the next morning they say Oh well actually we're going to issue $ 300 billion and then it's $ 300 billion.

To be able to buy and sell a cryptocurrency, you need to purchase it with another form of currency such as digital currency (Skrill, Neteller, etc) or fiat currency (US Dollars, Euros or other currencies issued by central monetary authorities).

From the outset, the cryptocurrency community has held as a fundamental tenet that cryptocurrencies are inherently superior to fiat currencies by virtue of the security associated with the technology, the cap on the number of units of currency to be issued (either immediately or ultimately) and the freedom from meddling regulators, especially central banks.

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He noted that the People's Bank of China operates as a mechanism of the central government, allowing it to tackle recent issues even more creatively than the U.S. Fed did under Ben Bernanke during the financial crisis.

Traders can take positions on quarterly changes in interest rates as issued by several central banks worldwide.

Speaking to the Financial Times, Mastercard executive Ari Sarker says that the company is «very happy» to consider helping the use of cryptocurrencies, but only as long as those virtual currencies are issued by central banks.

But C.D. Howe Institute research vice president Finn Poschmann said Poloz's background as head of Export Development Canada could signal a shift in the central bank's focus from monetary policy alone to encompass broader issues.