Sentences with phrase «by multinationals»

And unlike landscaping firms or child - care operators, fast food is dominated by multinational companies with billion - dollar profits.

A large number of Indian solution providers too have made a name in the cybersecurity market, which was earlier dominated by multinational corporations.

The top places were not all taken up by trendy tech brands, and the bottom was not dominated by multinational banks.

These clauses exist in thousands of international trade and investment deals and are used by multinational companies from rich countries to sue governments when policy decisions interfere with their investments.

Almost none were on show stands, none were sponsored by multinational corporations, most came from working class backgrounds.

In 2014, office space development has been steady, with the supply readily absorbed by multinational corporations setting up operations there.

They were told it was no longer wanted, yet soon after, the shelf was stocked with the same type of product but made by a multinational.

He also wants to impose a minimum tax on foreign earnings, a move opposed by multinational corporations and perhaps the most contentious provision in the president's plan.

A stronger pound tends to weigh on the British blue - chip index as it can reduce revenue made overseas by multinational companies when it's converted back into sterling.

When schools get paid huge sums by multinational sports apparel giants, it makes the «don't pay players» argument even harder to take seriously.

But when it comes to marketing and PR by multinational corporations, nothing is ever that simple.

For that matter, who owns the intellectual property produced by multinational teams, especially ones that are funded by more than one sovereign?

Australian food manufacturers, most owned by multinational companies, have increasingly sourced fruit and vegetables from overseas or moved production to more efficient

In its 2013 Report on Corporate Taxation the Economic Affairs Committee recommended that the Government take unilateral action to reduce avoidance of tax by multinational firms and to increase transparency of the tax companies have paid.

This net position in turn consisted of foreign currency asset holdings equivalent to about 20 per cent of GDP, with more than three - quarters of this in the form of equity investment (including direct investment by multinational companies in their offshore operations).

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.

Much of the profit oriented growth which destroys the eco-balance, is engineered and controlled by the multinationals of USA, Europe and Japan.

Chancellor George Osborne is expected to unveil new funding for HMRC boosting the part of the organisation which deals with tax avoidance by multinational firms.

These sites have included the areas around former US military bases, the extraction of natural resources by multinational corporations, and the war - torn regions of the southern Philippines.

Both the farm in Gross Lusewitz and the Üplingen fields are paid by multinational seed and chemical companies like Monsanto, BASF, and Syngenta to conduct field trials with genetically modified crops.

«When it comes to major genetic improvements in crops, those are done by multinationals investing huge amounts of money over long periods of time,» says Sparling.

Making workers feel valued has always been a primary concern for Chowgirls» Brown, who was paid handsomely by the multinational media company that employed her for nine years before she turned her full attention to catering.

This is because as per the new country laws, keeping in focus the Make in India campaign, 30 % of goods sold by a multinational retailer should be manufactured in India.

CNBC's Ylan Mui: «The Senate tax plan is not expected to include a controversial 20 percent excise tax on imports by multinational companies, according to three people briefed on the issue.

The primary reason: oversupply in virtually all regions of the country due to aggressive development by multinational companies better known in the hotel or multifamily sectors.

Fears have also been expressed that the patenting of seeds by multinationals such as Cargill will result in traditional farmers being displaced.

It was controlled at the top by multinational such as the Belize Estate and Produce Company, which controlled the marketing and owned most of the plantations in the country.

This highlights the importance of ensuring a supply of food that encourages healthy growth, and that is not jeopardised by the aggressive marketing of cheap, less nutritious products by multinational food companies, say the Series authors.

Flagbearer hopeful of the Convention People's Party (CPP), Samia Nkrumah, has alleged there is massive tax evasion by some multinational companies operating in Ghana.

Funded by a multinational partnership led by UMass Amherst and including the Himalayan region's Intergovernmental Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany, the investigation will follow a cohort of 32 traffic control officers in Kathmandu during two seasons: Cold, dry winter from this month into March, with a second study in the hot, rainy monsoon season from June to August, when air pollution levels are lower.

Today a new set of fundamental holdings of land surface air temperature records stretching back deep into the 19th Century has been released as a result of several years of effort by a multinational group of scientists.

Wasn't the game supposed to explore the ultimate power wielded by multinational pharmaceuticals and the corruption that can cause.

Dead Rising 2 is a zombie game with bite — a darkly humorous exploration of the ultimate power wielded by multinational pharmaceuticals and the corruption that creates.

As Yong Zhao notes, only about 10 % of graduates of Chinese colleges are deemed employable by multinational companies.

Yes, you have all worked very hard for very little return in building an empire to be exploited by multinational enterprises, but sadly, your job is almost done and it's time now for you to be given the «boot».

The team regularly assists clients with the negotiation and drafting of complex real estate and related financial documents, comprehensive due diligence processes and cross-border legal issues frequently faced by multinationals in the country.

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.

In a renewed economic order James Robertson sees the international trading and financial systems operated by the multinational companies, international banks and international governmental agencies as still important, but as playing a relatively smaller part than they do today.

It calls for a shopping list of detailed reforms, including choosing the legal basis for the exchange of information, developing common or compatible IT standards and defining exactly what reporting and due diligence requirements are needed by multinational firms.

The foreign exchange Retention Agreement of 2006, Act 723 which was passed by the then government legalized capital flight and repatriation of mining proceeds by multinational mining companies in Ghana.

Google paid just 6.7 million euros in corporate taxes in 2015 in France by booking revenues for its online empire at its European subsidiary in low - tax Ireland, a legal loophole prized by multinationals.

«We think we can get additional benefits using the intellectual property for the genes provided by multinationals,» says director general Thomas Lumpkin.

Here are a few examples of promises broken by multinationals:

In a crowded landscape dominated by multinational giants like L'Oréal, this small company is more than holding its own, enjoying triple the industry standard annual growth rate over the past five years — without adding to the head count.

Drinks International recently released its annual list of the World's 50 Best Bars, which are voted on by a multinational academy of 334 bar buffs.

While local hiring by multinationals has been flat, companies» hiring under leadership development programs in China is is increasing, Li says.

Franco - Italian group Eurosam, owned by the multinational European missile maker MBDA and France's Thales, came second in the tender.