Sentences with phrase «economic reform program»

The United States expects that China will succeed in peaking its emissions before 2030 based on its broad economic reform program, plans to address air pollution, and implementation of President Xi's call for an energy revolution.

It remained unclear to what extent Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman — seen as the de facto ruler of the country — was using the probe as a political tool to increase his control over the kingdom, while he continues to pursue a radical economic reform program.

Crown Prince Mohammed has been pushing Saudi Arabia to sell 5 percent of Saudi Aramco as part of a broader economic reform program.

THE AUSTRALIAN Securities and Investments Commission is reviewing fundraising and takeovers policies to ensure a smooth transition to the new Corporations Law Economic Reform Program provisions.

Saudi Arabia is preparing to pump $ 64 billion into its nascent entertainment industry as part of Vision 2030, the social and economic reform program spearheaded by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Bin Salman's social and economic reforms program aims «to encourage an open and rich domestic culture for Saudis,» according to the Financial Times.

Not exact matches

The changes are part of the kingdom's raft of economic and social reforms within its Vision 2030 program.

The French ideas about turning the euro zone into a virtual federal state, with its own finance minister, budget, and executive and legislative authorities will probably be among the key talking points in a reform program that is supposed to lead to a tightly integrated economic and political union.

Meanwhile, Italy's vital reform program could be stalled or obstructed, potentially damaging the country's economic recovery.

This monetarist theory has guided Russian economic reform (and its quick bankruptcy) under Yeltsin and his oligarchy, as well as Chile's privatization (and early bankruptcy) under Gen. Pinochet, and the austerity programs (and subsequent bankruptcies and national resource sell offs) imposed by the IMF on third world debtor countries.

To a large extent, the evolutionary shift reflected the absence of a catalytic crisis such as the radical program of economic reform that occurred in New Zealand following a prolonged period of poor economic outcomes, or in the case of the UK and Sweden, the sudden departure from the ERM.

Second, while the commission agreed that the overall scope of the WELFARE STATE should be maintained, the report recommended reforms to important income security programs to ensure greater economic efficiency and social equity.

With the larger economic problems the nation faces in funding the Depression - era program, Astrue has made little headway, particularly since he took office after the collapse of President Bush's efforts to reform the system, and especially now that his six - year appointment has carried him, a Republican legacy, into a Democratic administration.

Against the entrenched opposition of those who had long profited from the cronyism of economic life in the Papal States, Consalvi worked hard to reform and rationalize Vatican finance, and instituted a program of free trade in the Papal States.

This, the Indians were convinced, was an earnest of our decision not to scuttle Asia; it was the indispensable prerequisite for programs of social and economic reform on which, with our help, others hoped to embark.

Furthermore, the economic crisis faced by North Korea also worked as the barrier to its economic transformation into launching a full - scale reform and liberalization program.

Since 2014 two economic development programs have been reformed: the brownfield tax credit and the investment tax credit.

The gist of our testimony was that the legislature should not appropriate any new funds for discretionary economic development programs until there are major transparency and accountability reforms, including a Database of Deals, Clean Contracting reforms and restrictions on campaign contributions from state -LSB-...]

The governor's push for reform comes as the federal probe of his own economic development programs continues.

The Reform Party SUPPORTS policies and programs that best guarantee the security of our national borders, the safety of our citizens and the economic interests of our country.

Mr. Walker envisions himself working on comprehensive tax reform, «rationalizing the size of government,» a more focused program of economic development and generally trying to get the state's finances in order.

«The governor is not wrong in wanting to curtail the corrosive plague of Independent Expenditures, but he is also conveniently ignoring reforms that would directly address the multitude of concerns raised by the probe in the state's Upstate economic development programs.»

Other sustainability and development programs that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Fingeprograms that have been initiated or reformed over the last six years under Governor Cuomo include: · Cleaner, Greener Regional Sustainability Plans · Regional Economic Development Councils · Land Bank Act to convert vacant properties · Legislation to combat zombie properties · Complete Streets design initiative · Upstate Revitalization Initiative · Hudson Valley Farmland Preservation and Southern Tier Agricultural Industry Enhancement Programs · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the FingePrograms · Clean Energy Communities · Brownfield Redevelopment Reform · Historic Preservation Tax Credit · Climate Smart Communities Grants · Community Risk and Resiliency Act Elaine Kamarck, Founding Director of the Center for Effective Public Management at the Brookings Institution and Author of Why Presidents Fail and How They Can Succeed Again said, «Whenever I get a chance to come home I'm always impressed at the rapid progress being made here in the Finger Lakes.

National Security - The Reform Party supports policies and programs that best guarantee the security of our national borders, the safety of our citizens and the economic interests of our country.

For the business community, there is progress in areas such as a new attention to tourism, continuation of the Regional Economic Development Councils and reforms in both the workers comp and unemployment insurance programs.

Ethics reform is being discussed, but in a year where both former leaders of the legislature have been sentenced to prison, and there's on going state and federal investigations of the governor's economic development programs, it's unclear what will ultimately be agreed upon.

Miliband himself has now begun to outline how he believes Labour will triumph come 2015, stating that the party «must regain its economic credibility, have a credible program of reform for public institutions, and capture the imagination of the majority of Britons to want to get on in life and see their families prosper».

«In the Senate, I want to fight for public safety and criminal justice reform, education programs, affordable housing, increased access to mental health care, economic development and opportunities, and social service reforms, especially as they affect middle class families and the working poor,» he said in a statement.

The gist of our testimony was that the legislature should not appropriate any new funds for discretionary economic development programs until there are major transparency and accountability reforms, including a Database of Deals, Clean Contracting reforms and restrictions on campaign contributions from state vendors.

Ep 3 - $ 780 million — June 29, 2017 — Ben Max of GG, Maria Doulis of CBC, & guest Comptroller Tom DiNapoli discuss the lack of reform in Albany after the bid - rigging scandal in the Governor Cuomo's economic development programs that will see several of the governor's associates and donors on trial this fall.

Jim Heaney tells Susan Arbetter of The Capitol Pressroom there's a «corruption coalition» at play in Albany that explains the failure of the state Legislature to reform New York's troubled economic development programs.

Lawmakers had more trouble getting agreements on ethics reforms, in a year that's seen the two former legislative leaders sentenced to prison and state and federal probes of Governor Cuomo's economic development programs.

In hard economic times, the controversial H - 1B visa program, which lowers wages for Americans while exposing foreign scientists to the whims of employers, needs major reform.

China's National Development and Reform Commission launched seven regional trading programs in 2013 in a range of economic conditions, from industry - heavy Chongqing in the west to the urban hubs of Beijing and Shenzhen in the east.

Instead, the pair suggested that reducing educational inequality may best be achieved through three strategies: Effective pre — K programs, effective school reform, and economic support programs.

Panelists discussed how education reform, vocational programs and family police can help children from poor families climb the economic ladder into the middle class.

In 2009, federal education programs received an unprecedented $ 100 billion in economic stimulus funds to help states address their budget deficits, forestall teacher layoffs, and promote education reform.

During these economic times, we need these bills to compete strongly for Race to the Top funding, the $ 4 billion federal education reform program that will help us maintain our commitment to today's students.

Six years ago, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, armed with a bucketload of cash from the Obama administration's economic stimulus program, leveraged that money to jump - start the reform effort called Race to the Top.

His economic and social reforms through his New Deal program were some of the most monumental in the history of the United States, affording citizens new consumer and welfare protections.

The gallery's commercial bent is not only made explicit by its English and Chinese moniker (a pun on the name of China's economic reform guru, Deng Xiaoping), but in its programming, which since its inception in 2008 has been dominated by painting.

China's National Development and Reform Commission launched seven regional trading programs in 2013 in a range of economic conditions, from industry - heavy Chongqing in the west to the urban hubs of Beijing and Shenzhen in the east.

As part of the federal welfare reform of 1996, Congress recognized the need to promote responsible fatherhood as a way to support child wellbeing.2 During the 106th Congress (1999 - 2000), Congress provided funding to the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, the military, corrections departments, and community organizations to create fatherhood programs.3 Concurrently, Congress also provided funding to evaluate the Institute for Responsible Fatherhood and Family Revitalization's fatherhood program, signaling the federal government's commitment to researching and assessing the impact of responsible fatherhood programs.4 Although Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama included funding for responsible fatherhood programs in each of their budgets, it was not until the 109th Congress of 2005 - 2006 that the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood (HMPRF) grants program was created and funded under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 beginning in FY2006 and continuing through FY2010.5 The program was subsequently reauthorized under the Claims Resolution Act of 2010.6 The HMPRF programs support healthy marriage, responsible parenting, and economic stability activities, and are funded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration of Children and Families» (ACF) Office of Family Assistance (OFA).7 The HMPRF programs have continued to receive funds through FY2016.8 Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education grantees, the New Pathways for Fathers and Families grantees, and Responsible Fatherhood Opportunities for Reentry and Mobility (ReFORM) grantees are currently funded from FY2015 through FY2020.9

Others have called for evidence - based economic interventions such as freight - subsidies, cross-subsidisation of healthy food and «fat taxes» to be trialed, or point to great potential in welfare reform and income management programs.

He adds that cuts in government services and economic development programs, along with the rescinding of tax cuts for individuals in a few years and the impact of tax reform - induced deficit on inflation, will weaken the impact of the after - tax income boost on homeownership.