Sentences with phrase «development economic councils»

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Steve studied politics at the University of London, with a focus on world economic development, IMF, World Bank and WTO; and journalism at the National Council for Training Journalists.

He is Chief Economic Advisor at Allianz and member of its International Executive Committee, Chair of President Obama's Global Development Council and author of the NYT / WSJ bestseller «When Markets Collide.»

«I know we are competing against every other metropolitan area in the nation,» said Greg Prestemon, CEO of the St. Charles County Economic Development Council (EDC).

The park posted a net loss of HK$ 148 million ($ 19 million) for the year, dropping into the red after three straight years of profits, Hong Kong's Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development said in a report released on Monday.

The Memphis City Council voted on Oct. 3 to offer the tax breaks for the company's headquarters, possibly in addition to incentives from the development agency Economic Development Growth Engine, Shelby County anddevelopment agency Economic Development Growth Engine, Shelby County andDevelopment Growth Engine, Shelby County and the state.

As he points out, when a review of the city finances under Mayor David Miller called for improved economic development, Toronto created Build Toronto and Invest Toronto, arms - lengths organizations with a «mandate from the mayor and council... that the city is indeed open for business.»

Last fall, after three years of running my own business, I took a job as Vice President of Marketing and Entrepreneurship with my local economic development council.

During the past two decades, he has served in a series of senior policy positions in Washington, D.C., including the 71st Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama and Vice President of Development Economics and Chief Economist of the World Bank.

Jumpstart was formed in November of 2002 with the active support of the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA).

In 2016, the Far East Federal District's trade with China amounted to $ 6 billion, accounting for 25 percent of its foreign trade volumes.47 In a meeting with the vice premier of China's State Council, Putin stated that Chinese investment in the Russian Far East has exceeded $ 3 billion since 2015.48 According to Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Galushka, as of November 2017, the number of projects in the PDAs and the Free Port of Vladivostok involving Chinese capital tripled in the past year to twenty - eight projects worth $ 4 billion that account for 85 percent of foreign investment attracted to the Russian Far East since 2015.49 At the Third Eastern Economic Forum in September 2017 — an annual conference to attract foreign investment to the Russian Far East — Putin even used these investment figures in jest to encourage Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to increase Japanese investments in the Russian Far East.50

Chaired by Michael Horgan, the C.D. Howe Institute's Fiscal and Tax Competitiveness Council oversees research and development of policy recommendations to foster effective and efficient spending and tax programs, and ensures that Canadian fiscal policy supports economic dynamism and sustainable income growth.

Earlier, Ms. Mann served as a Senior International Economist at the US President's Council of Economic Advisors and worked as a Special Assistant to the Vice-President for Development Economics / Chief Economist at the World Bank.

Dominic is an active participant in international fora including Davos, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Les Rencontres Économiques d'Aix - en - Provence, the Asia Business Council and the China Development Forum.

The unique Council partnership has resulted in a strategic approach to high tech economic development that involves matching funds research, workforce development and a marketing program leveraging governmental, corporate and economic development organization budgets on a regional rather than local basis.

Hear from Randy Berridge, former president of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council, as he discusses how innovation is contributing to economic development throughout the 23 - county Corridor within Central Florida.

«It could bring some control to the Wild West of the third parties operating on these platforms,» said Karen Kornbluh, a senior fellow for digital policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and former ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development under the Obama administration.

As an initiative of the Florida High Tech Corridor Council in partnership with local economic development organizations, the Virtual Entrepreneur Center offers a catalog of local, regional and statewide business resources organized by county, plus profiles of local entrepreneurs to facilitate connections.

«People tend to confuse what the government can do with what these individual companies can do,» said Karen Kornbluh, a senior fellow for digital policy at the Council on Foreign Relations and former ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development under the Obama administration.

As an entity that promotes the high tech growth of the region, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council is an economic development initiative of three of the country's largest research institutions — the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida and the University of Florida.

PIF has gone through major restructuring, and had supervision moved from under the Ministry of Finance to the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, led by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, since March 2015.

The launch of the Quality of Life Program 2020 follows the efforts of the Crown Prince and Chairman of the Council of Economic and Development Affairs to achieve the objectives of the Kingdom's vision 2030.

The bill before us is a vast improvement on both the 2008 Bill (which was withdrawn) and the 2013 bill which followed the National Economic Development and Labour Council process (changes to this bill were negotiated by business, labour and government).

From 2006 to 2007 he served as a director on the Lacombe Economic Development Board and ran unsuccessfully for Lacombe municipal council in 2007.

As the world's demand for energy continues to increase, the Business Council is strongly committed to making Canada a global leader in sustainable development through showing that healthy economic growth, high living standards and environmental protection can be mutually supportive.

To further contextualize Canada's serious issue with its productivity growth, a report put out by the Council of Canadian Academies states that since 1984, the relative labour productivity in the Canadian business sector dropped from more than 90 % of the US level to 76 % in 2007, putting the country 15th out of 18 comparative Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.

The Saudi Council for Economic and Development Affairs, headed by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, the powerful 31 - year - old son of King Salman, announced that it will implement 10 new programs in the third quarter of 2017 to strengthen the objectives of Vision 2030.

The sort of program for which the world crisis calls should be greater by a factor of ten; the National Council of Churches has recommended $ 3 billion per year for economic development abroad.

The Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI) is a non-profit legal entity established in 1965 with financial support from the Canners» Association of Taiwan, CIECD (Council for International Economic Cooperation and Development) and JCRR (Joint Commission on Rural Reconstruction).

High degree» will be held on March 20 — 22, 2014 in Exhibition Hall of Odessa Sea Commercial Port Official support to projects is provided by: • Assembly of European wine producing regions; • Association of cultural and tourist exchange (ACTE), in collaboration with Council of Europe; • Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine; • Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine; • Antitrust Committee of Ukraine; • State Agriculture Inspectorate of Ukraine; • Ukrainian corporation on viticulture and wine producing «Ukrvinprom»; • Odessa Regional State Administration.

IRRI's work in India is supported by contributions from ICAR, the DAC; state agricultural universities (SAUs); the Government of India and its Department of Biotechnology; state agriculture departments (MOA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF); Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC); International Initiative for Impact Evaluation; SARMAP; German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food (CPWF); CGIAR Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security Research Program (CCAFS); Generation Challenge Programme (GCP); Japan's Ministry of Finance; the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the UK (BBSRC), the Department for International Development (DFID); and the European Commission (EC).

This partnership among Mass Audubon, Manomet, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, The Nature Conservancy, and the Southeast Region Planning and Economic Development District is made possible through an EPA grant and is a subset of the Resilient Taunton Watershed Network.

The Healthy Communities Project is a partnership among Mass Audubon, Manomet, the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, The Nature Conservancy, and the Southeast Region Planning and Economic Development District.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie on Monday indicated to reporters his Democratic conference's one - house budget measure will seek to roll back efforts by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to expand his powers over the budget and gain more transparency over the Regional Economic Development Councils.

At 9 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul convenes a meeting of the Capital Region Regional Economic Development Council, SEFCU, Dora Maxwell Auditorium, 700 Patroon Creek Blvd., Albany.

Also at 9 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda at a New York City Regional Economic Development Council meeting, New York Genome Center, 101 Ave. of the Americas, Manhattan.

«President Seligman has had a profound effect on our local and regional economy as the leader of our largest employer and formerly as co-chair of the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council.

At issue, though, is Duffy leading Gov. Andrew Cuomo's regional economic development councils which provide packaged state grants and credits to businesses.

To be clear, Duffy and the councils do not score or determine who wins the actual economic development aid.

«From what we're hearing, the Regional Economic Development Councils will move ahead as they had previously existed, but again that language has yet to be determined in the final budget,» he said.

At 2 p.m., Hochul outlines Cuomo's 2016 State of the State agenda at a Long Island Regional Economic Development Council meeting, Hofstra University, Student Center, Room SC0101, 360 Hofstra University, Hempstead, Long Island.

The multiple standing ovations Duffy received at the Egg Theater underscored his popularity with both Cuomo staffers as well as the state's business community, who he has worked closely with as the chairman of the regional economic development councils.

At 9:30 a.m., Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will deliver remarks at the New York City Regional Economic Development Council, Brewster Building, 41 - 21 27th Street, Long Island City.

Business Council President and CEO Ken Adams spoke to me just prior to all hell breaking loose and said some glowing things about Cuomo's economic development plans, which include a property tax cap — something the Council likes a lot.

What are you going to do about things like where you have people on regional economic development councils who have to disclose nothing, but may also have a pecuniary answer to what goes on.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday proposed spending $ 750 million through the Regional Economic Development Councils, but Majority Leader John Flanagan isn't quite ready to sign on on that just yet.

The Leadership Council, as required by the Department of Defense, will focus on the strategic planning and technical direction of the institute while the governance board will help oversee and implement business outreach and economic development strategy.

Legislation that would require members of the Regional Economic Development Councils to disclose their finances is «no different» than the transparency requirements state lawmakers have approved for themselves in recent years, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said on Wednesday.

New York's 10 regional economic development councils will compete for more than $ 800 million in state economic development aid in the latest round of an initiative launched by Cuomo six years ago.

Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy, the go - to man for happy quotes about the governor and the chairman of the administration's economic development council, is the former Rochester mayor.

Keeping his roles as defence minister and president of the Council of Economic and Development affairs, and with no new deputy crown prince appointed, not only is he next in line to the throne, he is now perhaps the most influential man in Saudi Arabia.