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Lawal said that although there were challenges in the country in terms of road administration, plans were on to address the issues.

He recalled that despite the economic challenges in the country in 2016, Lagos State, under Governor Ambode, raked in N287billion as internally generated revenue, a figure ranked among the best the State ever generated, while the Governor also fulfilled his major electioneering campaign by implementing the N25billion Employment Trust Fund (ETF), which he said had immensely scaled up entrepreneurship and reduced unemployment.

The COAS said that the Nigerian government is addressing the farmers / herders clashes as well as other forms of security challenges in the country in order to create a peaceful atmosphere for socio - economic activities including elections.

Not exact matches

Doing business in less - developed country is always going to pose a range of challenges, from corrupt officials to bad infrastructure to non-existent environmental regulations and shoddy labour conditions.

Microsoft, which has 100 data centers in 40 countries, was the first American company to challenge a domestic search warrant seeking data held outside the United States.

Comments: «We continue to believe that prospects remain good for economic growth to reassert itself as challenges are persistently met by concerted efforts of country officials and central bankers around the world aided and abetted by secular trends larger than the cyclical hurdles in the immediate path.

But philanthropy presents a unique set of challenges, particularly in the poor countries that need it most.

Over the past 8 years, more than 100,000 people from over 100 countries have participated in Google's Online Marketing Challenge.

In 2013 the challenge involved sustainable food, and the winning team, from McGill University's Desautels MBA program, offered up a plan to promote better insect farming practices for insect consumption in developing countrieIn 2013 the challenge involved sustainable food, and the winning team, from McGill University's Desautels MBA program, offered up a plan to promote better insect farming practices for insect consumption in developing countriein developing countries.

As an entrepreneur since 16, and founder of Sughar Empowerment Society in Pakistan, Brohi shed light on the challenges some young treps face in developing countries.

Last weekend, 16 teams from five different countries descended on the Homestead - Miami Speedway in Florida for the Darpa Robotics Challenge (DRC).

That's why I know that Ottawa's move to allow trade with the country (also known as Myanmar) presents Canadian companies with a real challenge: how to seize the opportunity to invest in what may be Asia's last frontier market without adding to Burma's woes — or damaging your own brand.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

«Any argument they make for keeping that in would result in the same kinds of legal challenges presented by Section 3 (c), which poses the question of, «Why have people from these countries been deemed more dangerous than others?»»

For the economy overall — including big swaths of Trump country — trade policy veterans of past Republican administrations say the challenge now is limiting damage in the form of disrupted supply chains, higher prices and lost jobs.

While the experiences of women entrepreneurs in the developing world are as diverse as the countries they inhabit, since the difficulties facing a small woman - owned business in Vietnam looks nothing like that of a new venture in, say, Turkey or India, there are some common challenges.

Trump has been a vocal critic of the Iran nuclear deal and imposing new sanctions would put economic pressure on Iranian leadership, but analysts say it could also send the wrong message to the country's people who are in the midst of challenging their rulers in the most significant uprising Iran has seen since 2009.

Even the Athens Stock Exchange General Index, the benchmark for the most economically challenged country in the world, is up 25 % this year.

But for the economy overall — including big swaths of Trump country — trade policy veterans of past Republican administrations say the challenge now is limiting damage in the form of disrupted supply chains, higher prices and lost jobs.

In March, the US Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Colorado's legalization of the drug, and, in May, the US Department of Justice dropped its four - year effort to shutter Harborside Health Center — the largest medical - marijuana dispensary in the countrIn March, the US Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Colorado's legalization of the drug, and, in May, the US Department of Justice dropped its four - year effort to shutter Harborside Health Center — the largest medical - marijuana dispensary in the countrin May, the US Department of Justice dropped its four - year effort to shutter Harborside Health Center — the largest medical - marijuana dispensary in the countrin the country.

Doing business was already challenging in Venezuela, and a number of international firms had shuttered or withdrawn their interests in the country in the months prior to Trump's actions.

First, growth and good jobs have been challenged in many parts of the country as early as 2001 (and for some, even longer).

As I begin another chapter in my life, I leave feeling fulfilled with what we have accomplished as a government and a country during one of the most challenging economic periods in our country's history.

In addition to global regulatory issues like PCI DSS and regional compliance challenges like SEPA, cross-border retailers need to ensure compliance with local regulations for the various countries in which they do businesIn addition to global regulatory issues like PCI DSS and regional compliance challenges like SEPA, cross-border retailers need to ensure compliance with local regulations for the various countries in which they do businesin which they do business.

The challenge: In 2016, Sweetgreen needed a spring - mix farmer that could ship tons of greens across the country.

Xi has forcefully responded to the country's internal challenges, opting for a heavy - handed treatment of unrest in western China's Xinjiang Province and gradually deepening Beijing's control over Hong Kong.

It's true that the 235,826 immigrants Canada accepted last year represent important challenges in terms of their economic and social integration with the rest of the country.

The photos in that book showed post-war America through a darker sensibility that challenged the way most Americans saw the country.

The Cubs have some of the very same challenges — to pull the broadest possible community into Wrigley Field, to change the surrounding neighborhood for the better, and to make the entire country sit up and take notice of what's happening in Chicago.

For Dev, the single biggest challenge was convincing Canadian employers to take a chance on someone with limited experience in the country and in the healthcare industry.

In 2008, McDonough took the challenge and served his country in this role for eight yearIn 2008, McDonough took the challenge and served his country in this role for eight yearin this role for eight years.

According to Aschidamini, this can be challenging when you're working across time zones in countries with different intellectual property laws.

There are many remarkable aspects to SpaceX: for instance, the way it has challenged accepted rocket manufacture by making rockets for a fraction of the cost; the way it has become the first private entity — rather than a country — to successfully launch spacecraft into orbit and then return; the way it went from an idea in Musk's head to a company that resupplies the International Space Station and that hopes to soon ferry astronauts back and forth.

December 2002 (769 kb PDF file): Research summaries on IMF conditionality and country ownership of reforms and on public policies and the Millennium Development Goals; country / area study: Hong Kong SAR; summaries of conferences on challenges to central banking from globalized financial systems and on globalization in historical perspective; agenda of Third Annual IMF Research Conference; summary of September 2002 World Economic Outlook; visiting scholars at the IMF; contents of latest issue of IMF Staff Papers, other IMF research publications.

Learning the different tax codes, business regulations and packaging standards in different countries can be challenging.

Canada has taken a leadership role in addressing the health challenges facing women, infants and children in the world's poorest countries.

The US is diplomatically challenged and commercially weak in around two - thirds of the Eurasian continental landmass — including many countries in Central Asia, South Asia, and mainland Southeast Asia.

One of the biggest challenges is going to be in certain high - cost parts of the country where they have high home prices, relatively high property taxes or high state income taxes, then that's ultimately going to make the cost of owning a home more expensive.

The video conferences are run by the Pentagon, which oversees strikes in those countries, and participants do not hesitate to call out a challenge, pressing for the evidence behind accusations of ties to Al Qaeda.

The ruling, filed on Tuesday in state court in San Francisco, was the latest in a host of legal and regulatory challenges facing Uber and other highly valued startups in the United States and other countries.

It is found in most collective agreements across the country, and it survived a bitter 1991 Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge at the Supreme Court of Canada.

When Mahatma Gandhi challenged Indians with the statement, «If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change,» it was a rallying call for the country to inspire change across the globe by looking first introspectively at...

The American government wants the country to be a leader in 5G technology, but for anything but the biggest of operators, that's a challenge — if it's doable at all.

WASHINGTON, Sep. 14 / CSRwire / - The suffering of millions displaced by powerful megastorms like hurricanes Harvey and Irma underscore the critical significance of finding solutions to the worlds greatest challenges and the need for countries and the private sector to work in collaboration...

Techcircle caught up with the Infosys co-founder on the sidelines of the #Future Summit, a global digital conclave organised by the Kerala government at Kochi, where he opened up about the challenges India faces as a country, the mentorship gap in the startup ecosystem, the significance of education and country - specific innovations.

● Communication - Communication can be a challenge when working with a company based in a foreign country, especially when language barriers exist.

«The Movants have had ample opportunity to intervene in the multiple cases challenging the so - called «Fiduciary Rule» in district courts around the country, in appeals in two other circuits courts, and in this appeal, which was decided by this Court more than a month ago,» the filing said.

Over the past few years, countries such as China, Russia, Iran, and Brazile, Russia, India, and China, and South Africa (the BRICS nations) have begun to pose a challenge to the current system, forming pacts to transact oil in local currencies, bypassing the petro - dollar.

The current cyclical correction in oil prices might be challenging, but there's a far bigger shoe yet to drop on the country's oil - fueled dreams.

Second, these countries, as a group, are better equipped today to handle those challenges than at perhaps any time in the past.