Sentences with phrase «economic challenges posed»

Trump and Macron also share many similar views when it comes to how to address economic challenges posed by the rise of China.

Not exact matches

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.

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

Demographic trends and the shift of global economic gravity toward emerging markets pose serious challenges to North American competitiveness; our future standard of living will depend in part on continuous education as well as our ability to recruit and retain talent.

Euro - area economic growth slowed in the first quarter, posing a challenge for the European Central Bank as it contemplates paring back monetary stimulus measures.

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.

It becomes clear in their asking that these questions pose an unmistakable challenge to the churches to wrestle seriously with the question of the justice of the entire economic system as it is presently evolving.

The driving force behind this process — i.e., the «factors making for growth in the halakhah» — is, first, the «necessity to respond to new external conditions — social, economic, political, or cultural — that pose a challenge or even a threat to accepted religious and ethical values,» and, second, the «need to give recognition to new ethical insights and attitudes and to embody them in the life of the people, even if there [is] no change in objective conditions.»

«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.

The political challenges posed by these economic changes are many and significant.

By focusing Labour's local and European elections campaign on the «bread and butter» issues of housing stock shortage, rising housing prices, zero - hour contracts and a widespread sense of general economic insecurity, Miliband is trying to diffuse the electoral challenge posed by UKIP.

«We had a similar economic challenges during the administration of Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, when the money coming to the state as monthly allocation was not up to N2bn, and there was a newly approved minimum wage, which posed a serious financial burden to the government.

Philip Hammond says that Labour poses - and I quote - «an existentialist challenge to their economic model».

The traditional ruler who commended Governor Aregbesola for repositioning the state to the path of greatness among its peers in spite the challenges posed by the present economic situation, said Aregbesola has proven his weight as a true leader whose passion for development of his state can never be distorted.

Despite industry claims that these technologies are safe, this technological frontier poses significant health, safety and environmental hazards, as well as profound social, economic and ethical challenges.

Climate change poses a tremendous scientific, economic, diplomatic, and ethical challenge to the human race.

As a result, students with disabilities can pose an enormous financial challenge for strapped schools and districts, and many administrators view these students as an economic burden to be avoided at all costs (Zollers and Ramanathan 1998).

«With increasingly complex global markets posing new challenges daily, it's our view that a systematic approach to monitoring and adjusting portfolio allocations across asset classes with a forward - looking view on market and economic conditions is no longer an option, it's a necessity,» said Brent Smith, chief investment officer for FTMAS and co-portfolio manager of the Fund.

High population of cats will pose an economic challenge.

So here is the challenge: 1) We have a threat that is known to pose significant economic risk.

During the session, he said that the challenges posed by these simultaneous trends, in terms of providing adequate food, water and economic prospects, will force governments to act even as they resist steps to address the longer - term questions.

(6) The consequences of global climate change, including increases in poverty and destabilization of economies and societies, are likely to pose long - term challenges to the national security, foreign policy, and economic interests of the United States.

The current employment scenario for young people, worsened by the global economic crisis, poses an urgent challenge with long - term implications for both young people and society as a whole.

There is little question that the current economic crisis poses a significant challenge for the environmental movement in this country.

Climate change poses a tremendous scientific, economic, diplomatic, and ethical challenge to the human race.

It will also require addressing the profound challenges these structural uncertainties pose to the traditional tools and methods of economic analysis (Stern 2013, Weitzman 2011).

The last few years have posed significant economic and financial challenges, some of which have led people to get into more debt than they can handle.

From an economic perspective, the current negative interest rate environment poses a major challenge in such large insolvencies.

But these groups also pose new challenges for African regulators and supervisors, with potential implications for economic and financial stability.

International and regional economic integration and trade, the information technology and communications revolution, the internationalization and fragmentation of production, and the increasing movement of goods, people and services, intellectual property, and investment have created new regulatory needs and posed challenges to traditional legal thinking and categorizations of law, legal institutions, and legal processes.

While vacancy rates were on the decline over the past year (from 5.60 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2007 to 4.50 per cent in 2008) and rents continued to escalate ($ 21.36 to $ 22.90 per sq. ft. for the same period), softening demand due to weak economic conditions and the expected supply of several million square feet of new office space will pose challenges for some of the prestigious towers in Toronto's financial district during 2009 and 2010.