Sentences with phrase «by multinational businesses»

A report published by McKinsey and Company in 2005, China's Looming Talent Shortage, found that the Chinese system produces students who excel in a narrow range of subjects with only 10 percent of its college graduates considered employable by multinational businesses because the students lack the qualities society needs.

These factors are the norm in international corporate and political issues, however, and will become the challenge ahead to draw new taxation codes that don't leave citizens of one or another country feeling ripped off by multinational business arrangements.

Not exact matches

Those business owners have long complained that the disparity is unfair, especially in view of the fact that many multinationals pay much less than the 35 percent statutory corporate tax rate by exploiting abundant loopholes and tax breaks available to large, global corporations.

Small businesses generally participate in the nuclear industry by supplying parts to the giant multinationals that do the actual construction and processing.

As the size and breadth of the company has expanded, G Adventures has slowly evolved into a multinational with 36 socially responsible programs in various communities that aim to provide education and business opportunities to locals by creating tourism jobs for them.

However, the realities of online business haven't consistently allowed independent local companies to truly corner markets that are dominated by multinational corporations.

The MENA region, in particular, has been an early adopter in terms of video content on Facebook - not only is the audience here receptive to it, Mendelsohn notes that MENA businesses, regardless of whether they are multinational corporates or startup enterprises, have been setting benchmarks of sorts for the rest of the world by creating compelling and creative video content to market themselves on Facebook.

While the feds made an effort to curb corporate tax breaks a few years ago, they actually ended up making it easier for multinationals to pay less tax by doing business in offshore jurisdictions.

Supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the mission includes over 20 executives representing Canadian multinationals and small and medium - size enterprises that will promote their products and services and explore business opportunities and partnerships...

Originally established as Valley Falls Company in 1839, Berkshire Hathaway is a multinational conglomerate holding company overseen by CEO, American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist Warren E. Buffet...

More big - business engagement by multinationals like Coca - Cola (which pledged to invest $ 5 billion in Africa over six years) and Marriott Hotels, as President Barack Obama promised Tuesday in Washington at the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit, won't directly or immediately help the impoverished and unemployed on the streets of Mogadishu or the marginalized in northern Nigeria.

From market traders to multinationals, plenty of business is inspired by seeing an opportunity — a gap in the market, a product that's a hit in a distant land — and racing to profit from it.

The tax is a critical revenue raiser in the House bill — worth about $ 155 billion over a decade — and applies to purchases by U.S. subsidiaries of multinational businesses from their foreign counterparts.

The report does not attempt to analyze the full Republican proposal, which still lacks many key details, including the individual income ranges for tax brackets, the rules to qualify for certain lower business tax rates and possible methods to prevent multinational corporations from avoiding taxes by channeling profits to ultra-low-tax countries.

This global hub, also known as «Gateway of the Americas», has everything that EB - 5 investor might want besides a growing number of EB - 5 approved projects; largest concentration of foreign banks and multinational corporations, rated Number 2 in Business Friendliness and Number 3 in Foreign Direct Investment Strategy by FDI Intelligence (a division of Financial Times), and is undoubtedly one of fastest growing urban centers of the world in commerce, finance, culture, media, arts, entertainment and international trade.»

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Bill Child Chairman, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings (a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) Topic: «How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The R.C. Willey Story» 9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Robert Hagstrom Author and Portfolio Mgr, Legg Mason Growth Trust Topic: «Go Big: The Investment Case for US Multinationals» 10:50 a.m. — 11:50 p.m. Chuck Akre Managing Member and CEO Akre Capital Topic: «Finding Outstanding Investments» 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Networking Lunch - Executive Deli Sandwiches in the atrium Sponsored by Morningstar 12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Pat Dorsey Author, Director of Research - Sanibel Captiva Trust Topic: «10 Years, 100 Analysts and 2,000 Stocks: Learning From Experience» 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tom Russo Partner, Gardner Russo & Gardner Topic: «Global Value Equity Investing»

Today at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Vital Voices Global Partnership and WeConnect announced a commitment with 21 partners, including 14 multinationals, to source $ 1.5 billion globally from women - owned businesses by 2018.

On the international level he is encouraged by shifts within the World Bank (such as the hiring of Herman Daly) toward more ecologically viable programs; the spread of vital information through organizations like the World Resources Institute and the Worldwatch Institute and through various United Nations programs; world conferences on the future of the living species; and even stirrings among national and multinational business corporations.

The article — titled «How the Mormons Make Money,» by Caroline Winter — is an in - depth look into the business side of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter - day Saints, with much attention given to the tax benefits the church enjoys and the extent of its holdings of property and stock in multinational corporations.

Unprecedented wholesale and retail control of the organic marketplace by UNFI andWhole Foods, employing a business model of selling twice as much so - called «natural» food as certified organic food, coupled with the takeover of many organic companies by multinational food corporations such as Dean Foods, threatens the growth of the organic movement.

Since the early 1980s, China has opened its economy to FDI by gradually expanding the geographic terrain on which foreign multinationals were permitted to conduct business and build factories, and China's policymakers have accompanied this trend with the negotiation of BITs.

He stated: «Business model like Uber's - based on predatory pricing made possible by exploitation of drivers and multinational tax avoidance - is immoral.»

They say that unlike landscaping companies or child care services, the fast - food business is dominated by multinational companies with billion - dollar profits.

The study was conducted by researchers at Cambridge Judge Business School and the Psychology Department of Cambridge University in collaboration with a UK - based multinational bank.

One way to help diversify your investment portfolio is by purchasing shares in mutual funds that invest in companies based in countries outside the United States, or in multinational companies that do business around the world.

The Business Bank segment meets the needs of middle market businesses, multinational corporations and governmental entities by offering various products and services, including commercial loans and lines of credit, deposits, cash management, capital market products, international trade finance, letters of credit, foreign exchange management services and loan syndication services.

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Bill Child Chairman, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings (a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) Topic: «How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy: The R.C. Willey Story» 9:40 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Robert Hagstrom Author and Portfolio Mgr, Legg Mason Growth Trust Topic: «Go Big: The Investment Case for US Multinationals» 10:50 a.m. — 11:50 p.m. Chuck Akre Managing Member and CEO Akre Capital Topic: «Finding Outstanding Investments» 11:50 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. Networking Lunch - Executive Deli Sandwiches in the atrium Sponsored by Morningstar 12:50 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. Pat Dorsey Author, Director of Research - Sanibel Captiva Trust Topic: «10 Years, 100 Analysts and 2,000 Stocks: Learning From Experience» 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Tom Russo Partner, Gardner Russo & Gardner Topic: «Global Value Equity Investing»

The Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square is ideally located in the most commercial quarter of the newly developed Wangjing area, surrounded by an upscale shopping mall and dining outlets, with walking distance to many multinational companies.Only 25 minutes drive from the Airport and the newly opened Airport Exhibition Centre.Guests can enjoy our 26 meter indoor swimming pool, fully equipped fitness center, modern business center, executive floor and wide selection of Western and Chinese restaurants.Make Holiday Inn Beijing Focus Square your first choice in your next visit to the capital.

Malaysian companies dominate the business, led by Rimbunan Hijau, a multinational timber conglomerate with logging operations in China, Brazil, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.

Multinational corporations driven by responsible business ethics and a desire to show leadership on climate change bought two out of every three forestry offsets sold.

Forging alliances with multinational businesses and other countries and creating domestic markets for these technologies are some of the other strategies suggested by the researchers.

We help individual entrepreneurs and businesses ranging from startups backed by venture capital to multinational entities build strong brands and exploit and maintain their existing assets in today's rapidly evolving marketplace.

Vision of fortunes to be made by transitioning print content to an array of digital formats, led to the consolidation of an industry that characterized by scores of smallish family owned businesses, to one dominated by three or four multinationals with high profile corporate brands.

Recent research published by industry analyst Gartner shows that the business process outsourcing sector will expand by 5 per cent in 2012, with multinational companies leading the charge.

Top tier ranked by all leading IP and legal directories, clients range from large, multinational corporations to small and medium sized businesses and from universities, spin - outs and start - ups to private inventors.

The judging panel that designated Maravela Asociații Law Firm of the Year in Romania was formed by partners of top international business law firms (Chadbourne & Parke, Charles Russell Speechlys, Macfarlanes, Mishcon de Reya, Shoosmiths, Slaughter and May, Travers Smith, Trowers & Hamlins, Walker Morris, Winston & Strawn) and in - house top management representatives of multinational companies (Aviva UK Life, IOC Television and Marketing Services, Moët Hennessy, Osborne Clarke International, Paypal, Sequa Petroleum N.V., Smiths Group PLC, Société Générale, Wolseley plc).

The judging panel is formed by partners of top international business law firms and in - house top management representatives of multinational companies.

By that, I mean the transition from knowledge hoarding to knowledge sharing — or wikinomics — in which a «new kind of business is emerging, one that opens its doors to the world, co-innovates with everyone (especially customers), shares resources that were previously closely guarded, harnesses the power of mass collaboration, and behaves not as a multinational but as something new: a truly global firm,» as Don Tapscott and Anthony Williams put it in their book Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything.

-- a flag waving, «more Canadian than thou», company based in Ontario, — a quiet low key gentlemanly Canadian business based in New Brunswick, — a profitable provincial crown corporation based in Quebec, — a righteous free service owned by the law societies and operated out of a university technology think tank, — an Anglo Dutch multinational with deep Canadian online roots, and — a Canadian controlled multinational with its executive based in the United States.

The Defendant is a multinational that conspired with an employee of the Claimant to divert # 5 million of business to a new entity controlled by the employee's spouse.

Europe Our European practice has recently focused on representing (i) the Fédération Internationale de Football Association («FIFA») in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world («Investigation»), including conducting an internal investigation on behalf of the organization; (ii) two major European banks, including by investigating whether the banks knew or should have known that accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes; (iii) a multinational logistics and transportation company based in Switzerland in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the FCPA; (iv) a Switzerland - based, international private bank, in connection with the global criminal investigations involving 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund; (v) several major European banks in connection with the «Panama Papers» investigation focused on whether accounts at the bank held under the names of companies created by the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were used to evade taxes, conduct business with sanctioned individuals or companies, or otherwise engage in criminal activity; (vi) ENRC, a large mining conglomerate formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a high - profile investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office of alleged bribery in the company's operations in Africa and Kazikhstan; and (vii) several European banks in connection with the Petrobras and PdVSA investigations focused on whether accounts at the banks were used to pay bribes to Petrobras or PdVSA officials in return for contracts.

The target market of Genesis Engineering ranges from hobbyists and small businesses reached by the company's showrooms, co-working spaces and speaker series, to multinational energy companies and large - scale miners reached by the company's consultancy and mining projects.

Part of the great success of the «Swiss business model» is represented by the multinational companies in Switzerland which in turn benefit from ideal framework conditions for the economy.

Hays Ireland, the local branch of the multinational recruitment business, said fees from the Republic grew 30 per cent in the three months to December 31st, partly driven by a 52 per cent increase in earnings from construction.

Seeking an (Executive) position in a leading multinational organization, contributing business value by developing and executing a strategic, long - term vision while leading the (firm) to achieve measurable business results and growth, effectively managing the (IT portfolio of investments).

We are retained by a diverse group of clients including - multinational corporations, entrepreneurial businesses, private equity firms and family - owned organisations.

We link you directly to available jobs with leading employers, including Fortune 500 Companies and Multinational Corporations — listed by industry and business sector.

Led transformation of small technology firm into mature business, negotiated licensing agreement with multinational ABC, and led due diligence during acquisition by $ 13B diversified industrial giant XYZ.

• Introduce «menu selling» procedure which significantly streamlined customer handling tasks • Decrease interest paid by the customer, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, while keeping revenue at par with earlier financial years • Close a lucrative deal with a multinational company, which resulted in $ 850,000 of revenue each year for the next 7 years • Confer with clients looking for financing and insurance coverage options for their vehicles • Provide customers with information on how to handle financing and insurance coverage by giving them a list of possible options • Make financing arrangements with a view of minimizing impact on the selling gross of the company • Create and maintain relationships between financers and borrowers by placing clear instructions and timelines • Tie customers close to dealerships in a bid to ensure return business opportunities • Create and administer vehicle service contracts, offering mechanical coverage in a bid to generate F&I income • Control paperwork once deals are closed and ensure that all information from the customers» end is complete and accurate • Train and educate sales people to deliver information regarding the benefits of protective products

I have taken over such positions in local, multinational and international companies and finally after getting my MBA degree, I decided to establish my own private business as a business consultant relying on my previous experience and supported by my MBA degree.