Sentences with phrase «economic challenges from»

«Mr. Speaker, Canada is not immune to global economic challenges from beyond our borders.

Confronting economic challenges from abroad will require a sound fiscal framework, economic policies that promote growth, and measures to create opportunities for Canadians, according to the C.D....

Not exact matches

Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.

Or, as Bentham likes to say, borrowing another phrase from academic economic theory, Shell's challenge is to «minimize the maximum regret.»

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.

The book's short chapters address the economic underpinnings and challenges of everything from climate change to global governance to the imbalance between savings and investment in China.

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.

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.

Even though many Sino - Russian infrastructure projects could yield substantive economic benefits for both parties, they often face implementation challenges from Russia, which has frustrated China.

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.

As China's Nineteenth Party Congress approaches, it is important to identify the economic factors that challenge China and the new leadership that will emerge from the congress.

While there are some signs of recognition such as the Fed's reduction in its estimated neutral rate from 4.5 percent to 3.0 percent during the last 2 years, the IMF's explicit use of the term secular stagnation in its World Economic Outlook, ECB president Mario Draghi's call for global coordination and greater use of fiscal policy, and Japan's indicated interest in fiscal - monetary cooperation, policymakers still have not made sufficiently radical adjustments in their world view to reflect this new reality of a world where generating adequate nominal GDP growth is likely to be the primary macroeconomic policy challenge for the next decade.

Michael Pettis will be joined by Carnegie's vice president for studies Douglas H. Paal to address economic factors challenging China and the new leadership that will emerge from the congress.

Over this century our nation's economic output and standard of living has increased greatly, but the United States also faced many different challenges — ranging from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the Great Inflation of the 1970s and most recently the financial crisis.

This trend likely stems from a reaction to challenging economic times when investors prefer businesses that require lower levels of total capital (this is a key characteristic of the software industry compared to others in the IT sector).

In fiscal 2012, we generated $ 762 million in cash flow from operations in what was a challenging economic environment, and we anticipate generating even stronger cash flows from operations in fiscal 2013, driven by the combination of continuing same - restaurant sales growth, accelerating new unit growth and an improvement in our operating margins.

Furthermore, cities from San Diego to Los Angeles struggled to maintain basic services for citizens amid the challenging economic and fiscal environment.

Economic and geopolitical challenges in Europe, Russia's largest gas market: Europe has experienceddepressed gas demand due to economic recession and competition from renewable energy and cheEconomic and geopolitical challenges in Europe, Russia's largest gas market: Europe has experienceddepressed gas demand due to economic recession and competition from renewable energy and cheeconomic recession and competition from renewable energy and cheap coal.

«Those companies that support the mining industry from a capital equipment perspective or project perspective, such as FLSmidth, have fewer opportunity with increased competition during depressed economic times, making business conditions challenging,» notes Osborn.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

The meetings, which were organized by Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters and the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition, focused on raising the profile of issues critical to driving investment in manufacturing and growing the sector that accounts for $ 287 billion in provincial GDP and 81 per cent of exports in 2014 despite challenges stemming from the economic downturn.

This multi-year project brings together top experts from the United States, Myanmar, and the Asia - Pacific to explore the challenges and opportunities posed by Myanmar's regional re-emergence and its ongoing political and economic reforms.

«From an economic point of view, however, competition with «normal» meat is a big challenge; production cost emerges as the real problem.

The first is that while STORE's tenant base is largely immune from current industry challenges (the decline of brick - and - mortar retail), that doesn't mean its heavy focus on services isn't exposed to economic weakness, such as when consumer spending falls during a recession.

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.»

Maybe I am stupid or something, but where in his message is politics mentioned????? I comprehended the article to mean that no one is immune from being poor or simply experiencing rough and challenging economic times.

Washington (CNN)-- With the world facing «perilous times» and «anxiety stemming from economic challenges,» evangelical leader Franklin Graham is asking congregations to pray for President Barack Obama, even though Graham endorsed the president's opponent in the 2012 election.

They have also been scorned from the left for their seemingly uncritical espousal of economic self - improvement that may or may not be connected to the capitalist system but certainly has done little to challenge it in the political sphere.

The range of Muslim activists» viewpoints — which range from advocating socio - political - economic reform to seeking violent revolutionary action — presents a challenge of terminology.

From this finding, he adduces that Weber was probably wrong in assuming the necessity of rationalized religion for establishing a uniform hierarchy of values that challenged traditionalism and supplied motivation for the pursuit of rational economic activities.

In them we find clearly articulated such themes as the importance of the communidades de base («grass - roots «Christian groups); Jesus as the liberator from hunger, misery, oppression and ignorance; the refusal to separate Christian sanctification from «temporal» tasks; challenges to capitalism (as well as to Marxism); the theory of «dependency» on inhuman economic systems; the need for liberation from neocolonialism; the need for «conscienticization»; the need for the church to support the downtrodden; the correlation of peace and justice; and the reality of «institutionalized violence.»

Facing unprecedented economic challenges, emotional baggage from seeing so many of their parents divorced and having core values tested by a shifting cultural climate has given many millennials pause when it comes to «settling down.»

In this connection, I have been particularly struck by Gustavo Gutiérrez's observation that, whereas much contemporary theology seeks to respond to the challenge of the «nonbeliever» who questions our «religious world» as Christians, in a continent like Latin America the primary challenge comes to us rather from the «nonperson» who questions us about our «economic, social, political and cultural world.»

From his words and spirit has come a challenge that has persistently affected the economic order.

Expanding from a Jewish to a Gentile world the early church concluded that no legalism, Judaic or Gentile, was adequate to fulfill the gospel standard of agape, that the Kingdom of God was already present and yet to come, and that in living the gospel in this world with its political, economic and social challenges would require faithfulness and patience.

Asking what might enable community to flourish, Archbishop Sentamu said: «We must learn from our present political and economic challenges to think less about the price of things and more about the value of things.

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

Continuously growing sales under challenging economic conditions requires patience, stamina and insight gained from natural curiosity and tasty debate.

Australia's challenge throughout the remainder of the 21st century is reconciling the economic imperative of developing our energy resources to meet the ever - increasing Asian energy market, with the need to maintain our energy security and develop an Australian economy that is shielded from the damaging effects of Dutch disease.

«These are impressive results, particularly in light of the challenges posed by global mega trends impacting our industry, from macroeconomic and political volatility, the continued rebalancing of the economic world, to shifting consumer preferences and increasing demand for healthier products, to the disruption of retail caused by the rapid growth of e-commerce and the blurring of channel lines,» Ms. Nooyi said.

But the challenges arising from trade flows are only part of the story that will confront economic policy - makers during the Asian Century.

From fighting deforestation and climate change to building economic opportunities and better working conditions for rural people, the Rainforest Alliance is working to solve urgent environmental and social challenges.

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).

The challenges they face are due to the dire economic circumstances that sometimes prevent them from being able to parent in the way that they would like, creating a lot of heartbreak for families and having dire consequences for children.

While, as previously pointed out, young fathers do not necessarily compare badly with their peers from the same socio - economic group, their backgrounds are usually challenging and strikingly similar to those of most teenage mothers (Bunting & McAuley, 2004a; see also Berrington et al, 2007, 2005).

It is obvious that our critical economic challenge is to diversify our economy away from rents from oil, into a productive economy based on manufacturing, transportation, mining, agriculture and construction, exports amongst others.

Our Bolga Depot was shut down for so many years, the pipeline from Buipe to Bolga was not operational, today we are pumping fuel from Buipe to Bolga and we are loading 40 trucks a day to Burkina Faso and Mali, I mean if that is not economic progress, I don't know what else anybody will call economic progress, yes we've been through a period of challenges and we've had to make sacrifices as citizens but I believe that in everyone's life, there are times when you have to make sacrifices in order that things get better for the future, we are working to ensure that we create a better future for not only our citizens of today but for our citizens of tomorrow.

But the economic efficiency of such a project, designed for all levels of society (from the workshop to the Assembly), could be challenged.

However, as a way of challenging the complex array of social and economic ills implicated in the financial crisis, and emanating from it, a republicanism based on the 99 per cent slogan will not work.