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But the Department of Health (DoH) claimed it was proud of the NHS» economic record over the last year.

Not exact matches

Between four straight months of falling GDP and record trade deficits, the economic news coming out of Canada over the last few months has been rather grim.

The West has long ostracized Lukashenko, who has described himself as the «last dictator in Europe», over his human rights record and his clampdown on political dissent, and has imposed economic sanctions on some Belarussian officials and companies.

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Economic conditions have made it more difficult to close deals; however, business brokers are reporting a record number of buyer inquiries as a result of the huge number of corporate layoffs over the last six to nine months.

OTTAWA — Government House Leader Peter Van Loan is using the return of Parliament to boast about the Conservatives» economic track record — but OECD figures cast a small doubt over his claim that Canada tops the G7 in job creation.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 per cent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

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.

In spite of record low interest rates over the past 20 years, overall economic expansion has been lackluster at best.

QUEBEC — The Parti Quebecois government tabled what it calls a «responsible» budget Thursday aimed at erasing doubts over the party's economic record and blunting opponent attacks ahead of an expected spring election.

The expanding national economic growth in countries as China and India profit with the economic growth because they are the only sizeable strong and stable economies projected to record over 5 % growth rates in 2009.

As we head into the final weeks of 2017, global stocks are at record highs, as investors mull over recent economic and earnings growth.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 percent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

Over time, the stock market has reached new records, powered by economic and earnings growth.2 We expect both to continue: The domestic economy is picking up a little speed, helped by improving growth in the rest of the world, and company earnings have benefited from better sales, the weaker dollar and still - low interest rates.

Add to this an economic rebound, and Texas» grid operator is predicting a 2.7 % increase in peak electricity demand in the summer of 2018 over the previous record, set in August 2016.

The current US recovery, which is now tied for the third - longest on record, has also been the weakest economic expansion since World War II, with an average annual growth rate of just 2 % over an 8 - year period.5 It may not take much to derail such tepid growth, particularly in light of continued high expectations.

Over a 10 - year period, they recorded the cumulative consumption of discretionary hot foods, sweet and savoury snacks, and sweet drinks starting from the children's first year of life, and the impact this had on the link between socio - economic position and the children's BMI z - score at the age of 10 or 11.

Seattle lawyer Bill Marler, who represents children and families in lawsuits over food - borne illness, said the database «will create an economic incentive for companies to have better safety records.

This year, the WFP nearly nominated its own candidate, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout, after party activists raised alarm over the governor's economic record.

«The Governor has fundamentally transformed the state's economic development strategy by creating a locally - driven, bottom - up process that has proven effective — with a record 8.1 million private sector jobs in New York and unemployment down to its lowest levels in over a decade at 4.6 percent,» Fashouer said in a statement.

But the Tories are also narrowly ahead of Labour on education and, since January when these poll data were recorded, Labour has slipped further over its economic record.

He added that the benefits of record levels of economic development experienced over the past decade have gone to the wealthy, and inequality is higher than it has ever been in Ghana.

Governing parties may, consequently, be capable of enduring blemishes on their economic record if their leader is sufficiently dominant over the leader of the opposition.

America faces a $ 20 trillion debt, over a decade of record - low economic growth, record - low labor participation, and increasing poverty.

For ver a year now, quite a significant number of Ghanaians have over billions of cedis locked up and the government think that is not a serious issue that requires immediate resolution then you then begin to wonder, what then is emergency, the situation have had serious repercussions not only on economic activities but rather have brought several deaths cases in the form of hanging, poisoning, records from hospitals at these areas affirm this.

WFP activists had seized on a Siena College and later Quinnipiac University polls that showed an unnamed liberal challenger would draw votes away from Cuomo as discontent grew over the governor's economic record.

«Regardless of whether or not Duffy violated state law by interviewing for a job with a private lobbying entity — he'll recuse himself from any future matters involving economic development in his home region — he has committed a mortal political sin: He created an ethics dilemma for a governor currently hammering the state Legislature over its own ethical record, including its lack of transparency on sources of outside income,» Casey Seiler writes in his column, which includes speculative odds on Duffy's successors.

The Tories have won the battle over defining Labour's economic record so we must concede and move on.

Last month, the group filed a lawsuit against the state's economic development agency over spending records.

We are now seeing record economic development in the City of Buffalo, over $ 6.1 billion dollars of development.

Astorino ran on a critique of Cuomo's record, presenting him as a «bully» who has papered over underlying economic issues.

I kept records of the performance of football clubs over the years and collected economic indicators such as countries» GNPs and cocoa production.

While the relationship between economic deficits and surpluses is actually an accounting identity, some observers have argued that the surge to record profit margins in the past few years (mirroring the reduction in government and private saving over the same period) is actually a permanent reflection of higher profit margins from international sales.

The current US recovery, which is now tied for the third - longest on record, has also been the weakest economic expansion since World War II, with an average annual growth rate of just 2 % over an 8 - year period.5 It may not take much to derail such tepid growth, particularly in light of continued high expectations.

The Carbon Limits study, which analyzed records from over 4,000 surveys of oil and gas facilities, reported that 97 percent of the volume of leaks comes from leaks which are economic to repair — i.e., the revenues from the additional gas are greater than the cost of the repair.

Add to this an economic rebound, and Texas» grid operator is predicting a 2.7 % increase in peak electricity demand in the summer of 2018 over the previous record, set in August 2016.

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Economic damages from weather - related disasters climbed to near - record levels in 2012, with over 800 major events worldwide causing an estimated $ 130 billion in losses.

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Palin's record on the environment speaks for itself, but even from an economic perspective the governor's support for mining over fishing is questionable.

If you take the economy worldwide for all of recorded history it has seen nothing but economic growth, and it has over time accelerated.

Consolidation in the legal market has helped the world's 100 largest law firms to cast aside the ongoing economic downturn to see combined revenues soar to a record high of $ 81.9 bn (# 50.7 bn) over the last year.

The UAE has recorded one of the highest population growth rates in the world over the past two decades, sustained by an economic boom as the UAE grew its petroleum production capacity and diversified its revenue base into tourism, trade and services.

A strong track record of economic growth, plus a well - established framework to support investors have continued to spur business development in both Uruguay and Paraguay over the past few years keeping local law firms busier than ever.

It takes longer times before land records are recorded, limited access of records, ongoing disputes over boundaries, and selling of land rights not owned by the seller and this is one source of the economic difficulties faced by most Ghanaians yet the courts are drowning in land disputes cases.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS • Over 1 year experience as a Dietary Aide • Highly skilled in preparing and serving food and beverages per recipe or facility procedure • In - depth knowledge of performing a variety of food preparation tasks • Hands - on experience in arranging tray and table setting with appropriate tableware and condiments • Able to assure that cleanliness and quality standards are met • Proven ability to complete daily responsibilities and assignments • Track record of meeting objectives of the facility for future growth • Thorough understanding of safety and legal requirements at the facility • Demonstrated ability to interact helpfully with persons of different social and economic backgrounds

A number of officials viewed a stronger economic outlook and greater confidence for higher inflation implying «the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

Now, however, FHA is in its strongest financial condition since it was created in 1934, with a record economic value of $ 16.6 billion in its insurance fund — an increase of $ 5.3 billion over 1998.

«Market concerns over the strength of the economic recovery brought long - term Treasury yields to new lows this week allowing fixed mortgage rates to reach record levels,» said Freddie Mac chief economist Frank Nothaft.