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The Nana Akufo - Addo - led government is touting its «unmatched» economic achievement in less than two years in office, as it announces the removal of value added tax (VAT) on over 1,000 items that will be imported into Ghana.

The Nana Akufo - Addo - led government is touting its «unmatched» economic achievement in less than two years in office, as it announces...

Not exact matches

New research published this summer by economists Christian Dustmann and Uta Schönberg in the American Economic Journal found that policies that increased maternity leave did little to increase children's future educational achievement.

Since its founding in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has made some impressive achievements: it has doubled its membership from five countries to 10, now comprising a combined population of 625 million people; and, it has reached a level of cohesion and integration that is impressive in light of the economic, religious, cultural, and political diversity among its members.

As we have indicated, the achievement of a balanced budget in 2015 - 16 is not an economic or fiscal imperative, although the Government has made it a political imperative.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak announced today that Malaysia has recorded a 6.2 per cent growth in GDP in the third quarter of this year, an achievement that proves that the country's economic management is on track.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry (R) World (TM); risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information;

His other professional acknowledgments include: Institute for Management Studies — Lifetime Achievement Award (one of only two ever awarded), American Management Association - 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years, BusinessWeek — 50 great leaders in America, Wall Street Journal — top ten executive educators, Forbes — five most - respected executive coaches, Leadership Excellence — top five thinkers on leadership, Economic Times (India)-- top CEO coaches of America, Economist (UK)-- most credible executive advisors in the new era of business, National Academy of Human Resources — Fellow of the Academy (America's top HR award), World HRD Congress — 2011 global leader in HR thinking, Fast Company — America's preeminent executive coach, and Leader to Leader Institute — 2010 Leader of the Future Award.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

And now, as if in recognition of his dreadful lifetime achievements, he is to be appointed director of the National Economic Council.

Individualistic countries value individual effort and achievement and thus are in favor of redistribution of family wealth toward creating more equal economic opportunities, independent of the social context (i.e., wealth of the family) into which one is born, which legitimizes high inheritance taxes.

Arguably his signature achievement is to have radically reduced the fiscal capacity of the federal government, and with it, the broader role of government in advancing the economic and social welfare of Canadians.

His contention was that capitalism is not just an economic system but an order within which culture, politics, and economics form a triad of «political economy» that is one of the great achievements of humankind and is best exemplified in the American republican experiment.

One study concluded: «The achievement growth rates of Catholic school attendance are especially strong for students who are in one way or another disadvantaged: lower socio - economic status, black, or Hispanic.»

Forbes also suggests that even in the United States, despite many economic mistakes (which Forbes protested against month by month) committed by the U.S. government, two favorable achievements must be acknowledged.

The economic and political structures of a nation are hard - won achievements of responsible citizens who have fashioned their careers in relation to these structures.

On the contrary, he said, «To judge from the behavior and the achievements of the wealthy classes today in any quarter of the world, the outlook is very depressing» and he added: «If the economic problem is solved, mankind will be deprived of its traditional purpose... must we not expect a nervous breakdown?»

The Cuban revolution impresses many Latin American Christians much more by its achievements in liberating the masses from economic oppression than by its suppression of political dissent of discouragement of Christianity.

Such a read of the history of slavery obscures its long, slow death in medieval Western Christendom and the dramatic revival of the institution in the service of the signature economic achievement of liberal modernity, the capitalist world market.

Indeed, that the data show the increase in death by self - destruction is not limited to whites with low educational achievement suggests that something else is at work — or at least something more complicated than lower economic achievement or increasing inequality.

Sarna is especially incisive when he discusses Jewish indebtedness and identification with American values, together with his anxiety about Jewish security and survival in North America, pride in the existence and achievements of the state of Israel, and satisfaction at its economic Westernization.

«With the current challenging economic times working in concert and our impressive track record of achievement, we believe that there are good leasing deals to be made out there.»

The importance of this achievement was acknowledged in 2006 when the Lodi Rules for Sustainable Winegrowing were awarded the afore - mentioned Governor's Environmental and Economic Leadership Award.

Sustainability surfaced in packaging vernacular in 2006, after publication of «The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best - Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success - and How You Can Too» by Andrew Savitz with Karl Weber, which Amazon.com describes as «the groundbreaking book that charts the rise of sustainability within the business world and shows how and why financial success increasingly goes hand in hand with social and environmental achievement.»

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

Outreach to caregivers and other community groups followed, and the past two decades have seen tremendous achievements throughout the wider community, particularly in supporting parents who, because of their social and economic circumstances, might not have access to the resources they need as they take on the challenging job of raising young children.

Other strengths of the underpinning cohort study include high participation by midwifery units and trusts in England; the minimisation of selection bias through achievement of a high response rate and absence of self selection bias because of non-consent; and the ability to compare groups that were similar in terms of identified clinical risk.12 The economic evaluation was conducted according to nationally agreed design and reporting guidelines.15 26 Collection of primary unit cost data was thorough and accounted for regional differences in care patterns.

While Duncan and Magnuson indicate that family income has a preponderant causal effect on both children's cognitive and economic development and on their academic achievements, they also suggest that economic improvement will not, in itself, necessarily resolve psychosocial development and behavioural problems.

It has been an honour to negotiate and then serve in the first coalition government of modern times which has substantial achievements both in reducing the economic dangers faced by our country, and in making progress with policies to tackle climate change and provide energy security.

Mr Mahama posted on his official Facebook page Saturday July 23: «I was elated to bring home from Kigali an African Gender Award 2016, in recognition of our achievements in the advancement of the economic and social rights of women.

The Minister during his interaction with top editorial staff of the media houses informed them of achievements of the president in security, economic, war against corruption and other key sectors.

Therefore, Mr. Speaker, we will, through consultations inside and outside government, translate the President's «Coordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies» (CPESDP) into a detailed medium - term national development policy framework for 2018 - 2021, for fast and sustained growth, building on the achievements of this year and the measures already contained in this budget.

Buhari had earlier during the closed door meeting updated Trump on his achievements in area of security, economic, anti graft war, agriculture among others.

If this could be chalked up as a government achievement, the Conservatives would truly be justified in boasting of their economic record.

But, somewhat in the shadows of these remarkable achievements in the field of multilateral trade policy, foreign investment has emerged as another important component of China's international economic relations.

In the meantime, Cuomo is continuing to tout what he considers his biggest policy achievement last week: Getting the Legislature to pass Start - Up NY, a rebranded version of his economic development initiative Tax Free - NY.

Those efforts have largely failed in the face of opposition from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who counts the cap among the significant economic achievements of his first term.

The following video commemorates this achievement while looking forward to the future of economic development in our region.

Cuomo, of course, is less apologetic about the tax cuts and a $ 1,5 billion multi-year rebate program for property owners is the signature economic achievement for him in this budget.

The award provides a platform to bring together industry leaders from across Africa and celebrate the achievements of those driving economic growth in Africa.

He tells us «It was to integrate educational, industrial and agricultural programmes to bring full employment, and to make possible the achievement of economic independence and a big rise in our standard of living.

Lebedev said: «In George, we have appointed someone of huge political achievement, and economic and cultural authority.

Among the important factors that could cause Rio Tinto's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, among others, levels of actual production during any period, levels of demand and market prices, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, operational problems, political uncertainty and economic conditions in relevant areas of the world, the actions of competitors, activities by governmental authorities such as changes in taxation or regulation and such other risk factors identified in Rio Tinto's most recent Annual Report on Form 20 - F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») or Form 6 - Ks furnished to the SEC.

The long - sought measure to control the highest property taxes in country remains the most significant economic achievement the governor has under his belt since taking office this year.

Speaking at the second edition of the Ghana Renewable Energy fair themed, «Energy and Energy Efficiency, Accelerating Energy Access and Security,» Mr. Terkper, whose speech was read on his behalf by Deputy Minister of Finance, Mona Quartey, said the government is well aware of the important role renewable energy can play in accelerating and catalyzing the country's socio - economic development and the achievement of universal access ahead of the target date of the UN Sustainable Energy for All Initiative.

The cap on local property tax increases has been a signature economic achievement for Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who often cites the measure that passed in June 2011 alongside his other legislative victories.

«New York jumped eleven spots in the recent US chamber of commerce report that actually took into account the transformative economic reforms and achievements the governor has put into place over the past 18 months,» said Shafran.

Alicia Glen, deputy mayor for housing and economic development, said that she was an intern in college in the administration of the late former Mayor Ed Koch 30 years ago and thus had the opportunity to work on his landmark affordable housing plan that is said to be his biggest achievement — a plan she also worked on under the administrations of former Mayors David Dinkins and Rudy Giuliani.

Away from infrastructural development, the governor's giant strides in regular payment of workers» salaries and retirees» pensions, when many states are unable to pay not to talk of embarking on capital projects because of the nation's economic downturn; his remarkable achievements in other strata of the economy, such as in education, health, investment promotion, empowerment, water supply, agriculture, sports, etc, have also brought enormous goodwill to the PDP - led government in Enugu State.

In addition, the Senate GOP plan would flat - fund charter schools and the Open Choice Program, which aims to improve academic achievement and reduce racial, ethnic and economic isolation.