They considered these processes particularly important in building the foundation for identifying the social and
economic goals of the group.
Such an approach presents an opportunity to not only resolve native title claims but to provide for a more comprehensive type of agreement that addresses the co-existing relationship between native title holders and other tenure holders; as well as building a foundation to respond to the social and
economic goals of traditional owners.
The main
economic goal of the TMX project is to increase netbacks to oil sands producers by avoiding bitumen oversupply problems at Cushing, Oklahoma (also known as «The Pipeline Crossroads of the World») and by providing an option on selling the product into alternative markets in Asia and California.
Most economists, for instance, think
the economic goal of social organization is to maximize growth, and that the minority opinion in opposition is extremely dangerous.
Not exact matches
In contrast, we are acquiring Treasury securities on the open market and only on a temporary basis, with the
goal of supporting the
economic recovery through lower interest rates.
Its long - term
goal, according to senior director
of data science Jim Baer, is to build the «
economic graph,» a totalizing representation
of «every opportunity in the world, and every worker, every school, and every entity.»
Jean - Francois Perrault, chief economist for Scotiabank, said the government's plans to focus new spending in the budget on important, long - term
goals to address inequality also raise the question
of whether it still has room to navigate rough
economic waters in the future.
So when he was named last year by Finance Minister Bill Morneau to chair the federal government's blue - chip Advisory Council on
Economic Growth, nobody who knew him was surprised that Barton set
goals of scaled - up ambition.
Its
goal is highly ambitious: to create an
economic sector composed
of triple - bottom - line businesses — that is, companies explicitly committed not just to earning financial returns but to creating social and environmental value.
But according to Robert Scott
of the
Economic Policy Institute, the U.S. economy will fall well short
of that
goal, as exports only increased by 48.4 % over that five - year span.
Over 2,500 initiatives and innovations have been honoured by the AEF since its inception in 1992 (they receive over 100 nominations every year), raising public awareness
of environmental preservation as a necessary
goal alongside
economic growth and natural resource development.
The Virgin Group has started many businesses with the
goal of prioritizing people, the planet and profit equally, and they thrive despite occasional
economic dips and competition from much bigger companies that were specifically built to bring in cash.
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.»
Discipline: You must adhere to your long - term
goals, and you mustn't be distracted by the whims
of the
economic marketplace.
I want to take the lessons
of Stonyfield's positive
economic business model to a larger audience, with the
goal of influencing policy makers and business thinkers.
As our conversation wraps up, Polman emphasizes again that his
economic development
goals will certainly boost Unilever's fortunes too, especially since the company depends on hundreds
of millions
of people having enough money to buy staple items.
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.
The performance
goals upon which the payment or vesting
of any Incentive Award (other than Options and stock appreciation rights) that is intended to qualify as Performance - Based Compensation depends shall relate to one or more
of the following Performance Measures: market price
of Capital Stock, earnings per share
of Capital Stock, income, net income or profit (before or after taxes),
economic profit, operating income, operating margin, profit margin, gross margins, return on equity or stockholder equity, total shareholder return, market capitalization, enterprise value, cash flow (including but not limited to operating cash flow and free cash flow), cash position, return on assets or net assets, return on capital, return on invested
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.
While writing broadly about
economic issues, Rosalie's research interest focuses on the implications
of technology and innovation with the
goal of identifying policy gaps, misaligned incentive mechanisms, and assessing potential causes and solutions.
A: They're doing a not - bad job
of it if that's your
goal, to find that big mushy middle where the Liberal party likes to live, where most Canadians or at least a lot
of Canadians see themselves: we see the benefits
of this industry and want it do continue to prop up our
economic success, while we also see that we need to move away from fossil fuels.
These gains were matched in many economies around the world, the result not just
of the now widespread practice
of having a central bank with instrument independence commit to an implicit or explicit
goal of price stability, but also
of course
of the effects
of global
economic integration on competition and labor costs.
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.
Our
goal has always been to protect our clients» capital while offering superior investment growth, regardless
of economic conditions.
What monetary policy can do is raise or lower the rate
of money supply and credit growth, and help to move interest rates to levels consistent with the
goal of economic growth with price stability.
The overall
goal of this process is to deliver relatively stable risk - adjusted returns through various
economic and investing cycles.
Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday said China can meet the major
economic goals this year and policymakers will not be distracted by short - term fluctuations
of individual indicators.
The United States Federal Reserve System works similarly to central banks in many other countries, with a
goal of managing
economic growth, inflation, and other
economic factors through monetary policy.
A subset
of small businesses is still putting growth
goals on hold as they monitor consumer behavior and the
economic recovery.
Zug's startup enterprises, fintech incubation firms, and governmental authorities all seem to have open lines
of communication; regularly collaborating with the mutual
goal of fostering the
economic expansion
of Zug by supporting the growth
of startup companies.
The impact
of the changing world related to the Internet, social technologies, global
economic uncertainty, and shifting marketplaces is having a direct impact on buyer values as they relate to buyer
goals.
Other members
of the delegation, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Larry Kudlow, who heads the National
Economic Council, appear more inclined to strike deals that would accomplish the president's
goal of reducing the gap between what America imports from China and what it sells to the country, and thus head off the risk
of an escalating trade war.
Our investment
goal is to protect our client's capital while offering superior investment growth, regardless
of economic conditions.
Our investment
goal is to protect our clients» capital while offering superior investment growth, regardless
of economic conditions.
From record - breaking stock market returns to falling unemployment, the U.S. has no shortage
of positive
economic indicators, and the majority
of investors say they feel confident about achieving both their short - and long - term
goals, according to the latest «Morgan Stanley Investor Pulse Poll,» which surveyed more than 1,200 investors age 25 to 75 with over $ 100,000 in assets.
With inflation well below its longer - run
goal and high unemployment, the FOMC decided at its March meeting to maintain a «highly accommodative» policy stance: a federal funds rate in a range
of 0 to 25 basis points with forward guidance based on
economic thresholds.
Achieving the
goals that Springfield has set for itself is,
of course, much easier in a robust economy, and the
economic outlook I will share today is consistent with an economy that will require even more workers in the labor force.
Thomas Gass, assistant secretary - general for policy coordination and interagency affairs in the Department
of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations, talked with Global Finance about the UN's new Sustainable Development
Goals and how the private sector can help.
Below is a Brief Summary
of Behavioral Finance Economists view the
goal of investing as maximizing
economic wealth.
NEXUS»
goal is for its members to achieve higher returns with less risk than typical angel investments by utilizing a model combining the business acumen
of NEXUS members with Florida's community resources — including the vast university system and regional
economic development programs.
Economic value
of energy efficiency can drive reductions in global CO2 emissions End - use energy efficiency can deliver a third
of the CO ₂ savings necessary by 2050 to meet climate
goals 17 April 2018
The
goal is to address the growing popularity and
economic importance
of the miniature flying machines and integrate them safely into Canadian airspace, a department spokesperson wrote in an email.
With few exceptions, TOC groups» primary
goal is
economic gain and they will employ an array
of lawful and illicit schemes to generate profit.
The
goal, Mulcair told a business crowd at an
Economic Club
of Canada luncheon, was to help small businesses grow and create new jobs.
While his
economic strategy was by no means so one - sided and simplistic as was commonly believed in the 1960s and»70s and although he still proclaimed industrialization and a «technical revolution» as his
goals, Mao displayed continuing anxiety regarding the corrupting influence
of the fruits
of technical progress and an acute nostalgia for the perceived purity and egalitarianism that had marked the moral and political world
of the Jinggang Mountains and Yan» an eras.
-LRB-...) Bubbling Below the Surface: An
Economic and Technological Cold War The chief
goals of Trump's protectionist ambitions are to limit China's influence on bilateral trade and ensure the US has an upper - hand on critical technologies.
In recognizing the catalysts behind the public's persistence to save and reluctance to spend, additional analysis by policymakers should focus on the efficacy
of further rate cuts on spending and investment, as well as potential «roundabout» benefits
of a more normal rates regime to affirm support toward the public's saving objectives, with the end
goal of boosting public's risk sentiment and perceptions
of future
economic stability.
A Summary and Brief Commentary on «
Economic Goals for Canada to 1970», First Annual Review
of the
Economic Council
of Canada, by Albert Breton.
To be most impactful, we prefer to be involved from the onset
of the decision - making process, so we can provide insights on constructability and costs and help shape the design to achieve our client's vision and
economic goals.
«The United States and Canada share the
goal of enhancing shared prosperity, creating jobs, protecting workers and the environment, and promoting sustainable
economic development.»