Sentences with phrase «economic focus shifted»

Beginning in the 15th century, however, with the expansion of European exploration and China's withdrawal from international affairs, the world's economic focus shifted westward.

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He indeed shifted his focus to economic issues, advocating for a bill of rights for workers and for Congress to pass anti-poverty legislation.

Later this month, a gala and conference will mark the 50th anniversary of this defining moment by shifting the focus from civil rights to economic empowerment.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - The dollar traded below a four - month high against a basket of currencies on Thursday, with the focus shifting to economic data after the Federal Reserve did little to alter market expectations for further interest rate rises this year.

And while the protests in New York and elsewhere are for now focused on the financial sector and economic inequality, their target may well shift to «big business» in general.

The answer to this quandary is deceptively simple: We must shift our focus away from what individuals do when hurricanes strike, and turn our attention to the social, economic, and environmental conditions in which we live.

As a result, the focus has shifted to the many addresses from central bankers at the Jackson Hole economic symposium.

7th October 2016 With challenging economic conditions causing many South African chrome producers to ramp down their furnace operations and shift their focus to maintaining their plants and equipment as best as possible within their financial constraints, high - capacity furnace specialist Tenova Pyromet has seen... →

MNI Fixed Income Bullet Points focuses on trading flows, shifting market sentiment and expectations, news driving the market, economic data, monetary and fiscal policy, key market levels, central bank market activity, and global capital flows.

Additionally, Fed Governor John C. Williams of San Francisco recently published a paper suggesting a shifting focus from monetary policy to fiscal policy and an emphasis on economic growth and a higher inflation target.

As I wrote earlier this month, the NDP subtly shifted their messaging over the past few months, focusing on launching new programs and projects that they argue will «make lives better for Albertans,» rather than trying to out - flank the conservatives on economic issues.

A shift of focus from the political order to the economic one has seemed attractive and desirable to many Christians.

Realizing that strong inner - city neighborhoods are crucial to its regional economic and social health, Indianapolis shifted the focus of its redevelopment efforts from downtown to seven inner - city neighborhoods, and implemented a program to train community leaders and pay for neighborhood coordinators.

[The] report served the time - tested purpose: Whenever the system is in crisis (or shows signs of becoming transformed); whenever blacks get restless (or show strength); whenever whites in significant numbers show signs of coming together with blacks to confront their mutual problems (or enemies), the trick is to shift the focus from the real struggle for political and economic empowerment to black «crime,» degeneracy, pathology, and — in Moynihan's innovative twist — the «deterioration» of the black family.

While the understandable focus of the Henry inquiry is Australia's place in the Asian Century and the shift of economic, political and cultural power to the region, there is a strong case to be made for putting this inquiry in a broader historical context.

Husbands whose wives make more money are 61 % less likely to say they're happy Wives who are primary breadwinners are also significantly less happy about their family lives than other women Men are 5 times more likely to cheat when they're financially dependent on their wives Divorce is 40 % more likely when a women makes over 60 % of the family's income Much of the discussion around this topic so far has focused on the broader business and economic consequences of this shift.

The report recommended increased access to medical care and improvements in the quality of that care, and yet the focus of the economic and personnel resources of the city in response to the report have been blame - shifting, fear - mongering, and slight - of - hand.

He told the meeting, organised by the Centre on International Cooperation think tank, that the focus should shift from «hard» military and economic means to values and ideas, or so - called «soft» power.

It was argued that the concept of «political remittances» contributes to the theoretical field on political transnationalism by expanding the concept of economic remittances — shifting the focus instead to the less tangible flows across origin, destination and the spaces in - between.

Mr. Speaker, government's strategy to shift the focus of economic policy from taxation to production must necessarily come with greater need to broaden the tax base and ensure compliance.

«He's been able to get other progressive issues accomplished, [so] the shift to climate issues is in a sense perfect because it's socially progressive but economic - development focused,» she said.

To address these challenges, Dr. Bawumia has indicated that, the NPP will shift the focus of economic policy away from taxation to production.

He noted that Africa countries need to shift their focus to technological drive economic, if they want to succeed in digital age.

The remarks prompted leaders of several organizations that advocate for foreign - born residents to call for a shift in the focus from Paladino's comments to the role immigrants play in the area's economic development efforts.

Such restructured governance architecture will facilitate overall national economic productivity and bring about the necessary shift away from the present virtually unitary structure which encourages the 36 states and federal capital territory (Abuja) to rely on a philosophy of «sharing the national cake», and it will encourage the more viable federating units to focus on productivity and internally generated revenues.

«We need to focus on durable urban policy,» Sharkey said, encouraging a change in social policies where investing in interventions on multigenerational levels and creating programs / policies to withstand economic shifts become the norm.

Busing has never been popular, and there is no reason to believe it will be more agreeable when the focus shifts from race to economic class.

Audi has shifted its focus to economic, environmentally conscious futuristic drivers with the e-tron Sportback concept vehicle.

Since different types of equity securities (e.g., large - cap, mid-cap, small - cap) tend to shift into and out of favor with investors depending on market and economic conditions, the performance of the Fund may also be worse than the performance of equity funds that focus on other types of equities or have a broader investment style when the adviser's management style is out - of - favor.

The city got its start as a mill town but its economic focus has since shifted primarily to the development of small businesses.

Economic Sentiment and Spending Among Older Americans» finds that we become less optimistic about the stock market, the economy and our future financial health as we age, a shift that may lead us to focus so much on preserving our wealth in retirement that we don't enjoy it as much as we could.

Located just over 30 miles north of Little Rock, Conway began as a small farming community but its economic focus has since shifted to education.

Onditi's recent paintings focus on current political, social and economic upheavals and interrogate the current shift from liberal values.

Kusolwong connects the traditional value of gold and Chinese culture with the notion of a large installation, shifting the focus of the media from economic affairs to art.

In an Op - Ed article this weekend, Parag Khanna, a Singapore - based analyst of geopolitical and economic trends, proposes a shift in the United States from state - focused policies and politics to regional planning: Read more...

Following the Nobel laureate Kenneth Arrow, Herman Daly has responded to my query about whether there is an upside to the recent consumption slowdown, and to the broader question of whether humans can or should shift from their current growth - focused economic norms to a new definition of progress.

Liberals hope the Occupy Wall Street protests have shifted political debate from an overriding focus on the long - term danger posed by the federal deficit toward a focus on unemployment, income inequality and other immediate economic problems.

The overall product has to drop; that means the focus has to be on factors 3 and 4: reducing primary energy intensity (conservation and economic shifts), and reducing carbon intensity (reduction in fossil fuel use).

The study proposes a «paradigm shift» to outcome models, recognizing that sanitation not only remains a focus of international development targets but is also linked to many other development issues such as health, environment, education, gender, disability, tourism and economic growth.

To succeed today, communities and businesses must shift their focus to a triple bottom line approach — they need to achieve economic viability while balancing social needs and environmental impacts.

A 2016 analysis in the Journal of Environmental Studies and Science found that, between Hurricane Katrina and the pre-election Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the public discourse surrounding extreme weather shifted dramatically from a purely economic and energy discussion to one focused on climate.

So let's shift our efforts to focus on the policy and really talk less and act and organise more — we really need a strong opposition to the decarbonising regulations enshrined in the CCA, because they are having enormous social and economic impacts especial the 30,000 excess winter deaths.

We at TreeHugger believe that the economic downturn is less a threat to the green movement than it is an opportunity — we're simply shifting part of our focus to the relevant topic of how going green can help save money.

NASA's Earth Science News Team: Your research suggests that the climate science community ought to shift its focus from looking at the impacts of individual chemicals to economic sectors.

With the government's focus on increasing economic stability, emergence of a consumer class, and the shifting landscape in Asia's manufacturing industry, the country has also faced renewed interest from international investors as it becomes increasingly accessible to foreign investments.

As the United States shifts it focus to creating more jobs at the cost of championing economic liberalization and free trade many more sectors of the Canadian economy will be attacked as fiercely as aircraft and lumber are now.

According to a report compiled by the Council of Economic Advisers, avoiding what they call «conflicted investment advice» will keep $ 17 billion dollars a year from being shifted from savers to advisors who are focused on their own bottom lines.

Analysts who picked up on the Economic Times story and spoke to Reuters about Apple's decision said the company is indeed seeing that demand might be heavier for the iPhone X than the iPhone 8 and has decided to shift its order focus to its new device.

By the 1990s, Singapore's economic structure was overhauled once more, as the focus shifted from manufacturing towards electronics and engineering.

The Native Title Report 2003 emphasises the need to shift the focus of native title negotiations and agreements towards the economic and social development goals of the native title claim group.