Sentences with phrase «cent of the funding for»

Ninety per cent of the funding for the solar panels has been raised through a fundraising project launched last year.

Rich countries now contribute 16 per cent of funding for population measures in developing countries.

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The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 23 cents per...

The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 34 cents per share.

As universally expected, the Federal Reserve left things as they were after yesterday's Federal Open Market Committee meeting: the target for the Fed funds rate stays between 0 and 0.25 per cent and the bank will continue to buy $ 40 billion - worth of mortgage - backed securities, plus $ 45 billion of longer - term treasuries per month.

The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 81 cents per share.

The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for funds from operations of 25 cents per share.

With 80 per cent of Nova Scotia's publicly funded research, and as one of Canada's leading universities for industry collaboration, we're helping generate the talent, discoveries and innovations that will shape Atlantic Canada's future.

Many Canadians - I mentioned 69 per cent of older Canadians - have effectively used RRSPs to save and invest for their retirement, and then effectively used the companion vehicle of a Retirement Income Fund or «RIF» to fund their retirement lifestyFund or «RIF» to fund their retirement lifestyfund their retirement lifestyles.

NDP commitments include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (already implemented by the Conservatives (but with a different phase in); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; and, increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI).

For most of the hedge funds, the strategy is pretty simple: First, buy a distressed company's bonds for cents on the dollFor most of the hedge funds, the strategy is pretty simple: First, buy a distressed company's bonds for cents on the dollfor cents on the dollar.

Over 95 per cent of Canada's infrastructure is controlled by the provinces, territories and municipalities, for which the federal government already allocates significant amounts of funding through its New Building Canada Plan; a $ 53 billion plan spread over ten years.

NDP promises include a two point cut in the small business tax rate (already implemented in the budget by the Conservatives); extension of the accelerated capital cost allowance for two years (also already implemented by the Conservatives); an innovation tax credit for machinery used in research and development; an additional one cent of gas tax for the provinces for infrastructure; a transit infrastructure fund; increased funding for social housing; a major child care initiative; increasing ODA funding to 0.7 per cent of Gross National Income (GNI); and restoring the 6 % annual escalator to the Canada Health Transfer.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 per cent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

Remarks from governor Stephen Poloz — for example, during comments at a recent meeting of the International Monetary Fund in Washington and following the October rate announcement, which held the overnight rate steady at one per cent — suggest that the path forward is anything but predetermined.

Recently, there has been some discussion, prompted by senior staff at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), that central banks might aim for high inflation — say 4 per cent — as a way of giving them more scope to reduce official interest rates in future downturns.

With funds managers holding about 15 - 20 per cent of assets in domestic bonds, the change in the composition of household assets has translated into higher demand for bonds — a demand which is no longer being met by government issues.

These benefits would (i) largely go to developers and contractors for infrastructure projects like new pipelines that would happen even without new incentives and so be highly regressive; (ii) raise costs by failing to reach the tax - free pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and international investors that are the most plausible sources of incremental infrastructure finance; (iii) not encourage at all the highest return maintenance projects like fixing potholes that do not yield a pecuniary return for investors; and (iv) by offering credits at an unprecedented 82 per cent rate, invite all kinds of tax - shelter abuse.

One of the greatest top ticks of all time comes from the October 1968 edition of New York Magazine (emphasis mine): «You'll hear fabulous success stories - like the hedge fund guy who made 20 per cent on his money in a week, for seven weeks in a row.»

If this wasn't enough to get environmentalist in an uproar the government then proposed changes to the income tax act that would require that that charities disclose foreign sources of funds and demonstrate that the organization satisfied the 10 per cent rule for political activities.

Despite efforts from the likes of Shell, BP and Exxon to reassure investors their business models are compatible with a low - carbon economy, some 71 per cent of fund managers said they have not yet decided whether they think oil companies can make a successful transition to a low carbon economy, and 41 per cent do not have a strategy for engaging with oil companies on the issue.

The VentureStart program works on an «equal contribution» basis, where entrepreneurs contribute toward the total cost of the education phase of the program (matched by FedDev through VentureStart) and 50 per cent of the seed financing for the product development phase, up to a maximum of $ 30,000 in matching funds.

A report in February last year from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association suggested default funds for defined contribution (DC) pensions - which 90 per cent of DC savers subscribe to - are vulnerable to a range of environmental, social and governance risks (ESG), including substantial climate risk.

The GWNFA is seeking $ 500 million in damages for that suit, which is based on franchisees contributing 3.5 per cent of their gross sales to the fund.

The URF, which owns $ 1.3 billion of US residential properties in the New York area, has attracted some controversy in recent weeks after The Australian Financial Review revealed a KPMG due diligence report conducted on behalf of Evans and Partners showed the fees extracted from investors in the fund accounted for 67 per cent of Dixon's total revenues.

But surely the vast majority of Canadians would accept an increase in the GST of only «one cent on the dollar» knowing the additional revenues would be used to provide needed funding for many groups and individuals»?

The Province of Ontario announces $ 50 million in funding to the School for construction of an expansion that will house the new Martin Prosperity Institute and provide space for a 50 per cent increase in the size of the School's graduate programs.

The first — the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund — was established over 30 years ago to save about 30 per cent of oil and gas revenues for the province's long - term future.

The minister who took an axe to the CBC this week, cutting its funding by 10 per cent, unapologetically clung to the idea of being a champion of the arts on Thursday, touting a budget that slashed his own department's operations while shielding the Canada Council for the Arts, national museums and others from funding cuts.

Over the past couple of years, speculators have also used short sales of gold to obtain low cost funds to invest in other assets — for example, by shorting gold (borrowing it and selling it in the spot market), market participants have been able to obtain US dollars at between 1 and 2 per cent, well below the rate of return available on US assets.

Margin lending for direct purchases of equities and placements with managed funds rose by 5 per cent in the December quarter, to $ 15.2 billion.

On the question of whether public funding for elite private schools that charge more than $ 10,000 per year per student in tuition should be eliminated, 75 per cent of respondents agreed and more than half, 53 per cent, agreed strongly.

In part, this increase reflects the entry of mortgage originators who rely predominantly on securitisation for funding — they currently account for around 10 per cent of outstanding housing loans.

This acceleration is partly due to the very expansionary monetary and fiscal policy settings that have been in place for some time, with the federal funds rate at 1 per cent, and the federal fiscal balance swinging from a surplus of 2 1/2 per cent of GDP in 2000 to a 3 1/2 per cent deficit in 2003.

Financial markets are pricing in a 48 per cent chance of a fourth interest rate rise for 2018, according to Fed fund futures tracked by CME Group.

Bishop Sarah will be introduced to representatives from across the Diocese of London at St Paul's Cathedral on Monday morning, before meeting staff and students at the Urswick Secondary School in Hackney, where 70 per cent of pupils are eligible for Pupil Premium Funding.

According to an announcement on its website, AVL has signed an agreement with Vintage China Fund, a new partnership founded by YesMyWine founder Dixon Yuan, which will provide for the replacement of 15 % of AVL's existing capital (36 million shares) to Vintage China Fund at a share price of 46.01 cents.

The fund, managed by rural property veteran David Bryant, also grew distributions by 4 per cent to 8.92 cents in FY16 (a yield of about 5.4 per cent) as it benefited from rising global demand for the commodities its properties produce, the increasing scale and value of its portfolio and growing appetite for agribusiness from big institutional investors.

Documents seen by the AFR indicate that the King Island Aggregation has been a stand - out performer for the fund, delivering more than 12 per cent returns a year for the seven years it has been owned, with about half of that delivered through income returns.

Coffey launched the fund at a conference for WRAP's Courtauld Commitment 2025 - a voluntary agreement to bring together representatives of the food system to reduce food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025.

The idea that it is okay because at least it gets people angry and ready to act is more than a little scary, as it conjures up images of the townsfolk storming the local school with their pitchforks and flaming torches; meanwhile, the villain is in Washington DC taking 6 cents from food stamps to fund 64 cents worth of new requirements for the schools.

Commissioners hope to make clear to voters that despite the wording of the referendum question, which calls for a 15 - cent hike in the corporate fund levy, the board has also promised a 15 - cent cut in the bond fund levy.

Cary Park Director Steve Cherveny said the referendum question will ask taxpayers to support a «25 - cent increase in the corporate fund,» which translates into an increase of $ 116 in property taxes for the owner of a $ 150,000 house.

Last year the Park District was rebuffed by the voters, when it asked for an increase of 10 cents per $ 100 of assessed valuation in the General Tax Fund.

With 96 percent of the votes tallied Tuesday night, Park Ridge District 64 looked like it was heading for victory on a $ 23 million bond issue to build a new middle school and to upgrade technology, and on an education fund property - tax increase of 59 cents per $ 100 of equalized assessed valuation to pay for operating expenses.

Congress has failed to pass Child Nutrition Reauthorization that is now over a year past due and even if it had passed, would only have allocated 4 1/2 to 6 cents additional funds per student, so even for the mere pennies per lunch that we could have added to the current $ 2.72 that we spend on school meals, our elected officials couldn't come together for the health of our children.

The four per cent growth rate would not be exceptional — it is the average increase in funding for the NHS over the first 63 years of its history.

Additionally, we have paid GH cents 826 million of the GH cents 1.2 billion loan contracted by the previous administration, for which the Road Fund was used as collateral.

Thanks to the same figures which mean improving macroeconomic fundamentals, we have been able to transfer some GH cents 3.1 billion of Tier 2 pension funds into the custodial accounts of the pension schemes of the labour unions, funds that have been outstanding for six years, and about which the labour unions had been loudly complaining.

«Ninety - nine per cent of schools were delivering the extended schools core offer of wraparound childcare and family support in 2010, but this government abolished the funding and removed the guarantee for parents.»