Sentences with phrase «economic restructuring of»

Christian loves demands that we become involved in the political processes and social movements advocating the elimination of poverty through the economic restructuring of our society?

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

This economic reshuffle may require «a fundamental restructuring of our economic rules,» according to Ford, who proposes a guaranteed minimum basic income as one possible remedy.

An Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report a few years ago concluded that «a key cause of the underlying fall in manufacturing employment everywhere is rapid productivity growth, whether by restructuring inefficient plants or deploying skills, knowledge, technology and new processes to boost efficiency.»

Yet even in the unlikely scenario that restructuring is finally accepted by its fellow lenders, the IMF's forecasts are still an overly optimistic account of Greece's economic woes.

Unfortunately, Mr. Krugman's failure to see today's economic problem as one of debt deflation reflects his failure (suffered by most economists, to be sure) to recognize the need for debt writedowns, for restructuring the banking and financial system, and for shifting taxes off labor back onto property, economic rent and asset - price («capital») gains.

PIF has gone through major restructuring, and had supervision moved from under the Ministry of Finance to the Council of Economic and Development Affairs, led by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, since March 2015.

In particular, the economic uncertainties relating to European sovereign and other debt obligations and the related European financial restructuring efforts may cause the value of the euro to fluctuate.

In Q4 2011 Greece's debt restructuring plans hung in the balance, its southern European neighbors were revising already pitiful economic forecasts downwards and any tangible signs of a recovery in the US seemed a long way off.

While I correctly anticipated the credit crisis (see Critical Point for a reminder), the unwise response of policymakers — defend the bondholders, avoid debt restructuring, change accounting rules, extend, and pretend — virtually ensured years of economic headwinds, and led me to insist on making our approach robust to even Depression - era outcomes.

A more open North Korea will also create more chances for economic development in Chinese cities, such as the border city of Dandong and those struggling to restructure local economy in Northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, Jin Qiangyi, director of the Asia Research Center at China's Yanbian University in Jilin Province, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

The social restructuring of society can not take place as a result of the blind working of economic forces or success in production.

By economism I mean the conviction that economic values are the most important and the restructuring of society to express that valuation.

In chapter 1, «Redefining the Enemy,» I describe the present global economic order as one in need of fundamental restructuring, and how the United States through low - intensity conflict seeks to block or control any such changes.

were part of a political and economic restructuring process, a prelude to globalization.

Journal of Economic Psychology, 25, p.1 - 14 Flouri, E. (2004) «Correlates of parents» involvement with their adolescent children in restructured and biological two - parent families: The role of child characteristics.»

To restructure is an intensely economic doctrine, but served on the political charter of federalizing resources native to every part of the country.

What Labour needs is a new social democratic revisionism, that heavily focuses on restructuring the welfare state, to unite communitarian and cosmopolitan voters, in an era of globalization, high inequalities, increased demands for choice, and an ageing population This requires applying the principles of solidarity, reciprocity and individual empowerment, in relation to reforming the welfare state, to make it more effective at tackling poverty and providing economic security, and to satisfy rising demands for choice.

The British state is being dramatically restructured by the ongoing wave of devolution deals but the focus so far has been on devolving economic powers and the delivery of public services.

«The significant restructuring of the corporate franchise tax, broad - based business tax rate reductions, and expedited business relief from the Section 18 - a energy assessment will also improve the state's economic competitiveness and help the economy grow.

Similarly, the tax code contains lengthy and difficult long sections pertaining to the tax treatment of mergers and breakups into multiple companies of publicly held companies, and the tax treatment of related companies in multinational groups of affiliated companies, that have to be very detailed in an effort to prevent taxes from being avoided by restructuring a transaction in a way that wouldn't otherwise be considered or make economic sense.

The chancellor today signalled a change of focus away from the government's programme of public spending cuts, promising to restructure the economy and promote a «new model» of economic growth.

I am happy that the National Assembly particularly the House of Representatives have agreed to consider the report which will solve a lot of economic and political problems and that is why I am demanding for the restructuring of the country.

Specifically, our project assessed the in - state economic impact of key business tax reductions that we expected to be included in the Executive Budget, including a reduction of the Article 9A ENI rate from 7.1 to 6.5 % (and to zero for upstate manufacturers); a modernization and restructuring of the corporate franchise tax, including its merger with the bank tax and other reform and simplification measures; and the adoption of a 20 percent real property tax credit for manufacturers statewide.

Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the restructuring of Nigeria, to promote economic development and unity.

«The New York City Economic Development Corporation intends to undertake a restructuring, the primary effect of which will be to allow the company to remain a not - for - profit corporation, but to cease to be a local development corporation,» Patrick Muncie, an EDC spokesman, said in a statement.

From my point of view the main embarrassment has been and continues to be Liberal Democrat support for Osborne's economic policies: others may be concerned about other issues (support for the restructuring of the NHS, or the creation of «free» schools and extension of the academy programme, for example).

«As mayor of Mineola, Jack restructured the finances, paid down debt, built infrastructure and expanded the village economic base.»

The report sharply lowered its five - year global coal demand growth forecast in reflection of economic restructuring in China, which represents half of global coal consumption.

«As Mayor of Mineola, Jack restructured the finances, paid down debt, built infrastructure and expanded the Village economic base.

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said on Tuesday that Nigeria must embrace restructuring as the surest solutions to its current economic challenges.

The Governor of Kwara state, Abdulfatah Ahmed has stated that calls for the restructuring of the country should not be viewed as a way of balkanising the country, adding that the restructuring being advocated should be carried out along economic lines.

He said that the prevailing economic circumstances have led to a restructuring of Nigerian missions abroad.

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.

In your leader on the risks of failing to recognise the economic restructuring that dealing with climate change will produce,...

A gamble on the boost the WTO accession will deliver to Shanghai — an economic restructuring with waves of overseas capital inflows.

And I still prefer European equities: In my opinion, lower corporate margins, cheaper valuations, Europe's position (vs. the US) in the economic cycle, and the ECB's huge & still untapped firepower (vs. that of the Fed), all present a superior risk - reward proposition — in terms of market upside, and in terms of potential restructuring and M&A.

Although there has been several restructuring that have been done with the payment and interest scheme, but it seems like it has been tainted with the current economic crisis that has affected not only the United States but some of the power countries as well.

We also know the units have been comprehensively restructured over the past few years & now appear to be well capable of withstanding further challenges, if necessary — conversely, we also know they're potentially far more leveraged now to economic growth and recovery (in the UK & Ireland).

Merkel said that her «entire council» of economic advisers says Greek debt should be restructured, advice that she is not prepared to take.

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Travelodge is launching a # 100 million fund to snap up the growing number of distressed hotels that are coming up for grabs in the economic downturn.The move comes shortly after its arch rival Whitbread, which owns the Premier Inn chain, warned of significant industry restructuring.

Due to a variety of factors, including recent health scares and overall economic recession, the opportunity arose to negotiate the acquisition through a note restructuring and sale.

In short, all this shameless self - promotion does have a point: the WSJ editorial page is absenting itself from one of the biggest economic stories going: global warming, and the economic opportunity embedded in early action, as well as in the long - term restructuring of markets and industries that is underway.

The government attributes this to economic restructuring in China, as the country tries to replace its rapid boom with a more sustainable form of growth.

«While we do not object to this vision, the way it was set out meant a major economic restructuring, with the possible trade - offs and implications that could be involved in the process down the road not really spelt out for us,» said Qazi Kholifuzzaman Ahmad, an economist and member of Bangladesh's negotiating team at Rio +20.

Climate alarmists are calling for the forced restructuring of the global energy system and major pieces of the global economic system.

The peripheral and semiperipheral states in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe, under the pressure of the leading capitalist states (primarily the United States) and international monetary institutions (IMF and the World Bank), have adopted «structural adjustments,» «shock therapies,» or «economic reforms,» to restructure their economies in accordance with the requirements of neoliberal economics more...

«Significant environmental changes, such as sea level and sea temperature rise, oxygen depletion and ocean acidification, will dramatically change the landscape, restructuring an array of natural and physical assets as well as cultural and economic,» said Judith Kidlow of the National Ocean Economics Program.