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Even as their share grows, variable renewables face serious economic challenges at higher levels of integration.

Not exact matches

Chris Sutherland has talked up Western Australia's economic prospects, while challenging alarmism about artificial intelligence and labour casualisation at a Business News Success & Leadership breakfast this morning.

«The already challenged restaurant industry has been hit with slowing overall economic growth and the gap between the cost of dining at home compared to dining out,» Dine Equity CEO Julia Stewart said in a call with investors in November.

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.

This was one of the more provocative questions asked at a panel discussion I recently attended, put on by the Economic Club of Canada, called «Canada's Skills Challenge: The Economic Case for Improving Workplace Essential Skills.»

Earlier this year, in his most direct comments on the issue, President Obama said in a speech at the National Cybersecurity Communications Integration Center that cyber threats pose «one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation,» and acknowledged that hacking is ongoing.

It is possible many of our challenges are at least as much social as they are economic — related to a lack of community and connection to something greater than ourselves.

Despite its flaws, however, the program has paid off — at least according to a 2010 study by Queen's University economics professor Roger Ware, which concluded it contributed roughly $ 2 billion a year to Canada's economy and helped ease economic challenges.

Without a system for identifying regulations damaging to small business and addressing them in a targeted way, the executive order is meaningless, says Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C. - based think tank that seeks nonpartisan solutions to national challenges.

«With the modest economic recovery of the past few years, finance functions are preparing the enterprise for challenges that could materialize at any time by working to preserve margins and by sustaining a strong focus on working capital management,» said a Protiviti managing director in a release.

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.

«While the overall effect of the 1MDB saga is hard to pin down, suffice to say that it is not something that Malaysia needs at this point, given that it already faces a number of substantial economic challenges ahead,» echoed OCBC economist Wellian Wiranto said in a note on Wednesday.

They will do this at a time when the country and many of these places face very real economic and social challenges that will not change that much from Amazon's expansion, all on the hope for growth that is destined to happen somewhere, but probably not there.

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

Those closest to Mr. Draghi say his economic views have been shaped by his challenges at the Italian finance ministry in the 1990s, when Italy was expelled from the euro zone's predecessor, the European Exchange Rate Mechanism and, like Greece today, came close to bankruptcy.

She also contributes to the New Approaches to Economic Challenges (NAEC) and Inclusive Growth (IG) initiatives, and serves as the OECD Representative at the Deputies» meetings of the G20 Finance Track.

This is the next great challenge for Beijing, and when the regulators finally do start to repair overextended balance sheet, with a much higher debt - to - GDP ratio than any other country at China's stage of economic development, according to a presentation Monday night by my very smart former student, Chen Long, I expect annual GDP growth rates will continue dropping steadily, by 1 - 2 percentage points a year through the rest of this decade (and there has been increasing talk in the past month or two that GDP growth rates are already 1 - 2 points below the printed rates).

Lack of demand may also present a challenge to many rural business owners, according to an article by William Shuffstall, senior extension educator, Economic and Community Development, at PennState Extension (@agsciences).

Negotiating such a deal will be challenging given the complexity of the issues at hand and the need to secure Canadian public support for closer economic ties.

But De Gregorio acknowledges the challenge they present going forward and fears that, particularly at a time when growth in the region is slowing and external circumstances are changing, a flair for populism and the power of vested interests might undermine the process of continued economic reforms needed to foster, among other things, shared prosperity and social inclusion.

Economic policies face no shortage of challenges at present.

Beyond her role at George Brown, she also sits on the boards of numerous organizations, which give her a 360 - degree perspective on the social and economic challenges facing the GTA.

Kenya's central bank is partially to blame for the country's new economic challenges: Its 2016 Banking Act caps lending rates at a maximum of four percentage points above the central bank benchmark rate of 10.5 %, resulting in limited lending and corporate growth.

At the same time, we urge you to address an equally important challenge in Budget 2018: the need for a comprehensive strategy to promote economic growth, encourage private investment and strengthen competitiveness.

Rand is a clean energy champion who looks at the challenges of climate change through a pragmatic economic lens.

A recent paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research studied what happens to scientific subfields when star researchers die suddenly and at the peak of their abilities, and finds that while there is considerable evidence that young researchers are reluctant to challenge scientific superstars, a sudden and unexpected death does not significantly improve the situation, particularly when «key collaborators of the star are in a position to channel resources (such as editorial goodwill or funding) to insiders.»

In a Guardian article on November 3rd the prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan wrote concerning the «debate between faith and reason, and over the virtues of rationalism»: «The Pope's remarks at Regensburg have opened up new areas of inquiry that must be explored and exploited in a positive way, with a view to building bridges and, working hand in hand, to seeking a common response to the social, cultural and economic challenges of our day.»

«They wanted to destroy the innocent lives of people praying, at a time we are facing great economic challenges,» he said.

At an enrichment workshop one mid-years engineer declared during a session on life - investment planning, «I'm in work I no longer find challenging — trapped by economic necessity and by career decisions I made twenty - five years ago when I was a mere kid.»

The main theme of the Conference was, «Christians in Technical and Social Revolutions of Our Time», and its purpose was to look at the problems of the modern world in technological revolutions as it affects the economic, political and cultural life of the peoples, communities and states and to consider the challenge and relevance of theology to the social revolutions of our time.

«I believe the government can do more, especially at a time when the country is undergoing some economic challenges,» he told AP.

It finally could not, or at least did not, fundamentally challenge the Marxist interpretation of democracy, constitutional government, human rights or economic life.

The challenge before us is to navigate the hyphen and be prepared to explore our varied histories, discover the outside forces, question the economic compulsions, be astounded by the cultural diversity, empathise with the experience of marginality, marvel at the memories that have shaped all these various selves, and offered, and continue to offer us, an identity or identities across the hyphen, as the various embodied selves that make up the assorted group of people who are called Indian - Christians.

At another level there is need for challenging the false values that undergird much of the present - day economic development.

The global system — economic, regulatory, and philanthropic — operates at a great distance from any form of natural solidarity capable of challenging its power.

Despite challenging economic times, individuals are still continuing to dine out at increasing rates.

Despite these challenges, the outlook for the snack food industry is strong, with its economic contribution forecast to grow at 4.7 % (annualised) over the 10 years to 2020, compared with Australia's GDP forecast to grow at 2.7 %.

Widows in particular are at risk for specific economic challenges that may not fully understood.

«The overwhelming benefits of breastfeeding are undisputed while at the same time, the ability to do so is still sometimes met with seemingly insurmountable challenges that can vary widely between ethnic and socio - economic groups.

Once again, in challenging economic times, the Park Board is looking for the community to decide if now is the time to make improvements to the parks and community centers at Camelot, Frontier, Heritage and Recreation Parks.

The Executive Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has called on blooming Nigerians to support governments at all tiers in the face of the present economic challenges the nation is going through.

A better way of legitimating the necessary revival of sovereign political action to face current social and economic challenges — whether at the national or European level — would be to use the language of interests rather than that of identity.

Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State and his Kano State counterpart, Dr. Umar Ganduje have urged labour unions to be realistic in their demand for minimum wage due to economic challenges the government at all levels are facing.

He was able to let them know that the situation in the country in terms of the economic challenges was also a big factor at this point in time.

He will also express his exasperation that at the point at which the country is facing the «most profound economic challenge in living memory», parliament is being clogged up by issues such as Europe and gay rights «simply because they cause the biggest political punch - ups».

The Council also admonished the President to inject some urgency into the measures formulated at tackling the nation's current economic challenges.

The Council of State has challenged President John Mahama and his assigns to inject some urgency into the measures formulated at tackling the nation's current economic challenges.

In his introductory remarks, Langworthy took aim at Cuomo's economic development policies, suggesting the governor tried to buy the affection of Western New Yorkers after a poor local showing in the 2010 election, the year he was challenged by Buffalo businessman and developer Carl Paladino.

The discussion (during the portion the press was allowed in, at least) focused on some longterm challenges for Rockaway, including rebuilding and the powerful economic issue of flood insurance, both it's pricing and it's applicability.

The company is at the heart of one of the greatest challenges facing our society — to create new, sustainable energy solutions for the future and developing an energy system that underpins economic prosperity in the 21st century.