Sentences with phrase «economic environment for»

We've come out of the recession and we've had a positive economic environment for four years.

This has put added strain on a struggling economic environment for many people and, if this continues, it will drag our economy further down.

Much of this comes down to carefully selecting a good governance team and ensuring that they fully understand what is expected and required of them — their responsibilities in setting out the strategic direction for the school and steering it through what is a challenging economic environment for the education sector.

«We thought the minimum wage... was important to put in the budget, because we think that it ultimately has budget implications... We think that the extra income generated by the minimum wage payments will lead to higher sales taxes for the state and a more stable economic environment for the state in which the whole fiscal plan unfolds.»

The party claimed electoral victory on the back of many campaign promises aimed at boosting social infrastructure and providing a convenient economic environment for private businesses to thrive.

Rising investment in housing and construction, escalating urbanization, development of retail chains and rapid increase in healthcare and cosmetics sectors, are driving the stable economic environment for the packaging industry, and customer confidence levels will remain positive during H2 2017 (September 2017 - February 2018) as compare to H1 2017 (February 2017 - July 2017).

Not exact matches

Look out for buying opportunities into weakness, but be prepared to sell into strength as the economic environment remains uncertain.

Premier Alan Carpenter abandoned the economic tigers of India for leopards incapable of changing their spots when he returned home last Friday to deal with CCC findings against his Environment Minister of only a few months, who discussed his need for fundraising with lobbyist Julian Grill while saying he was considering overturning a decision detrimental to one of Mr Grill's clients.

What that means is that you are in an environment that is going to have further trouble in terms of investment returns that are in areas that are based on economic growth and areas that do relatively well like bonds... Broadly speaking, I think that investors should be looking for lower prices on most risk assets in these developed countries with the exception of Japan.»

But she also stresses creating the environment for long - term economic growth, which is why a significant increase to the capital - gains tax for investments less than six years in duration is at the center of her plan.

You can convince stakeholders about coal's employment and economic benefits, but it is bit of a hard sell to claim coal is good for the environment.

It was pretty dismal in terms of the economic environment, and it was really a scary situation for small businesses.

And this two - pronged political environment could have implications for the party's economic policy in the near term.

«Cumulatively, between 2015 and 2017, the world has added around 5 mb / d of demand for oil products on the back of healthy economic conditions globally and a relatively steady product price environment,» OPEC said.

President Donald Trump landed in Switzerland this morning, and will spend the next two days among the global elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he is expected to advocate for an «America First» agenda in an environment that is antithetical to those principles.

«With an ever - changing business environment, our economic plan aims to help our businesses adapt to the new technological reality and foster the competitiveness of Quebec to attract investment for leading players,» he said in a statement.

Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Stephanie O'Sullivan, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Cathy Novelli and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Toria Nuland have told colleagues they are stepping down, the sources said.

A common criticism of Asian economic growth is the relative disregard for the environment.

«These tariffs make for a very uncertain environment,» suggests Dean Baker, the co-director of the non-partisan Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington, D.C..

But however it evolved, the Centenaris today do have that dream, and they do have a nickel - and - dime manufacturing business that has grown almost 25 % a year for 10 years, is now up to nearly $ 70 million, and shows few signs of slowing despite a dismal economic environment.

Couple that with an abiding fear among executives that the President could single you out for a tweetstorm — an environment hostile to investment (or any decision making really)-- and it's hard to see where economic growth will come from.

Environment Canada recently put out a tender seeking a consultant or academic to study the species» socio - economic value for eight weeks and prepare a report.

That experience, coupled with current economic circumstances, have not created the best environment for young entrepreneurs to thrive.

«We need to move past our differences and come together to create an environment for economic growth and job creation,» he said in a statement.

«The current economic environment is favorable for us with a healthy industrial economy and rising crude prices.

In 2009, the group called for the US Congress «to foster necessary political changes to produce a healthier economic environment» and grant permanent normal trade relations status to Russia.

The recovering economic environment has meant that small businesses have had to be more creative when looking for loans.

Since the 2010 Budget, the medium - term outlook for revenues has declined, reflecting, in part, slower economic growth in a challenging global environment.

This observation is important because it highlights the potential for an evolving global environment to complicate the challenge of crafting economic policy, and in particular, monetary policy.

It's not easy for income - seeking investors to find attractive yield in today's slow growth economic environment.

If you've been on the site for awhile, you have a head start because we've already discussed the importance of a discipline known as asset allocation, which involves selecting among different asset classes to build a well - balanced portfolio that can weather different economic environments, tax regimes, global conditions, inflation or deflation, and a host of other variables that history has shown will fluctuate over time.

A recent poll for the Asia Pacific Foundation found that a majority (51 percent) of respondents felt that the potential risks to the environment of transporting oil and gas to Asia outweigh the potential economic benefits.

We are grateful to all donors for your continued support and we will continue evaluating our endowment performance and the economic environment with the long - term perspective of maximizing value to our students, researchers, donors and community.

There is no justification for introducing income splitting on social or economic grounds, certainly not in the current economic environment.

Forward - looking statements may include, among others, statements concerning our projected adjusted income (loss) from operations outlook for 2018, on both a consolidated and segment basis; projected total revenue growth and global medical customer growth, each over year end 2017; projected growth beyond 2018; projected medical care and operating expense ratios and medical cost trends; our projected consolidated adjusted tax rate; future financial or operating performance, including our ability to deliver personalized and innovative solutions for our customers and clients; future growth, business strategy, strategic or operational initiatives; economic, regulatory or competitive environments, particularly with respect to the pace and extent of change in these areas; financing or capital deployment plans and amounts available for future deployment; our prospects for growth in the coming years; the proposed merger (the «Merger») with Express Scripts Holding Company («Express Scripts») and other statements regarding Cigna's future beliefs, expectations, plans, intentions, financial condition or performance.

The threshold, target, and maximum percentage business line goals shown for the named executives listed in the table above were derived using certain assumptions for 2008 with respect to the general economic, interest rate, credit, and regulatory environment in which we operate and certain assumptions as to the outlook for the businesses each of them managed.

We continue to have a positive outlook for our business as economic growth continues to accelerate and the operating environment remains solid despite increased volatility.

This session addresses how areas such as investment opportunities and threats, economic environment, political landscape, and corporate finance optimization, could impact DB plan sponsors» decision making during these challenging times for pension investors.

The Province of B.C. is willing to make significant environmental sacrifices for projects that will bring economic benefits to the Province of B.C.. On the other hand, they will block a project needed by a land - locked sister province, a project that would benefit all of Canada, claiming that they are doing so because they must protect the environment, protect the land from damage and reduce global warming.

However, Limited Partners assume risk when investing in this asset class, especially when considering that today's volatile stock markets and the global economic environment can influence exit options and exit values for their investments.

These environments can result from significant relative - value anomalies or inflection points in the economic cycle, for example.

BlackRock's Rick Rieder explores whether Fed caution is appropriate for today's economic environment.

Our 2018 Outlook report highlighted a supportive economic environment — but noted that political risks and declining cash available for investing could produce more frequent and wider equity price swings this year.

Given the challenging economic environment and sharp increase in gasoline prices that coincided with this promotion, a premium price offer like Lobsterfest was less well - suited for the period.

Faced with the twin challenge of maintaining its unprecedented pace of economic growth while protecting the environment and enhancing the quality of life for its citizens, the Chinese government has...

... I am bullish because of (1) the high volume of cash on the sidelines now returning to the stock market, spurred by (2) easy year - over-year comparisons for economic news, and (3) a dramatically improving earnings environment due to easier year - over-year earnings comparisons.

Since the House leadership hasn't provided any rationale why these provisions would be temporary and the economic case for temporary expensing in the current economic environment is quite small, it seems likely that the expiration date is intended to artifically reduce the cost of this bill and set up a costly extension later.

But the tax environment in California has long been higher than many other states and the recent economic events have merely reinforced and escalated that reality for wealthy residents.

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

By advocating for policy changes, the Council seeks to create an economic model in which what is good for business is good for the environment and society.