Sentences with phrase «closer economic relationship»

Education is also linked to openness in pursuing a closer economic relationship with China.

More respondents with a college diploma (51 %) or university degree (52 %) agree that they could be persuaded to support a closer economic relationship with China if they knew more about what was involved, compared with those with high school education or less (44 %).

Dissatisfaction with the Ma Ying - jeou administration and its pursuit of a closer economic relationship with China, however, did leave a mark on the 2016 elections.

As business leaders, we support efforts to forge closer economic relationships with Europe and the Asia - Pacific region as a whole.

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Propelled by the close personal relationship between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin and their shared multi-polar worldview, China and Russia have deepened their strategic partnership through energy agreements, joint military exercises, and economic development in Central Asia through the Belt and Road Initiative.

Saudi Arabia, for its part, would then have a much closer economic and energy relationship with one of its primary Asian markets, which it lost its no. 1 top supplier spot to Russia.

But while it's a straightforward political and economic reality that we need a close working relationship with Trump's America, it's also a reality that this Government might be entering an election campaign where the result looks too close to call.

Aside from economic and cultural ties, part of the Serbian rationale for a close relationship with Russia and fraught one with the EU is the contested status of Kosovo.

Xi JinPing's visit to Britain has been heralded as an opportunity to build closer economic and trade relationships with our country.

Corning has a close relationship with the economic development agency: the company has had a seat on the IDA board since at least 1985.

Speaking about the research, Professor Mireia Jofre - Bonet from the Department of Economics at City, University of London and lead author of the study, said: «Our study confirms the close relationship between health and the economic environment as we found that the 2008 Great Recession led to a decrease in risky behaviour, such as smoking and drinking, but also an increase in the likelihood of obesity, diabetes and mental health problems.

Over the decades and through changing social, economic and political landscapes, healthy relationships and close connections with others, have now been scientifically proven to be the most valuable and treasured asset we can accumulate through our lifetime.

I'm here in China to help forge closer economic and cultural relationships between our nations, and this announcement is another great example of things we are doing to help grow both of our economies.»

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Under normal circumstances, where a few defaults don't threaten the whole economic system, and the government is running close to a balanced budget, and the Fed isn't in a liquidity trap that they themselves created, there are relationships that are useful for analyzing value in the markets.

I've inverted the inventory curve to highlight the close relationship between the two metrics, so what you're seeing is an inverse relationship between growth in the inventories - to - shipments ratio (blue) and economic output (red), as defined by non-defense durable good shipments, excluding aircraft.

Says Rami Mashini, GTA's Vice President of Sales for the Middle East & Africa: «Africa is still an emerging destination but its close trade and economic relationships with the Middle East mean its potential is rising fast.

Whereas, the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) policy on free trade acknowledges that, «the imposition of artificial barriers to free and open trade... are deterrents to American economic interests;» and Whereas, a longstanding, close tri-lateral relationship, codified in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), has existed between the United States,...

This suggests that existing policies have not broken the historically close relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions.

After economic depression and worsening foreign relations, Zimbabwe developed close relationships with China who is the greatest buyer of Zimbabwe's tobacco and mining produce.

Representing individuals in motor vehicle injury cases for close to five decades, our injury attorneys have established relationships with many of the finest experts in Commonwealth, from accident reconstruction specialists, economic impact professionals, and numerous others.