Sentences with phrase «economic transition in»

Razia Khan, a well - known commentator on African markets and Africa chief economist at Standard Chartered Bank shared her condolences to the family on Twitter saying: «He may have overseen the most impressive economic transition in Africa, but he was always humble.
Of course, there is no shortage of fundamental issues to worry about: another downgrade to the outlook for global growth, uncertainty about the economic transition in China, the pace of normalization in the United States, worries about Europe, worries about Japan, just to cite a few.

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Its government has put a stimulus package in place and is continuing its much - vaunted transition from infrastructure to consumer spending, but a lack of trustworthy economic data and corporate reporting continues to scare investors.
Major emerging economies like India insisted that they should not have to pay for the energy transition, since the world's pollution had been caused by more than a century of economic growth in the U.S. and in Europe.
«Based on evidence gathered from focus groups and interviews conducted in U.S. coal communities, we argue that coal communities that have experienced mine closures have already begun an economic and social transition, one that is based on reshaping their culture and sense of identity,» wrote professors of Indiana University in a paper published in the March issue of Energy Research and Social Science.
Its Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy has described the expansion of renewable energy as «one of the central pillars» in Germany's energy transition, also known as the «Energiewende».
John Canally, chief economic strategist for LPL Financial, said the language may continue to be used in coming months «as transition words» until «it becomes clear to FOMC members that the overall economy, the labor market, and inflation are well on their way toward hitting the FOMC's targets.»
«He's been running this [transition] somewhat like «The Apprentice,» but in the end he chooses people much like himself,» Robert Shapiro, an adviser to the International Monetary Fund and former under secretary of commerce for economic affairs under President Bill Clinton, told Business Insider.
Ontario's economic development minister said the province has already cut the small business tax rate to help ease the transition to a higher minimum wage, but said Ford's plan favours those who are already among the most profitable in the province.
Eventually, economic fundamentals will reassert themselves: high corporate profits, positive industrial growth, lower unemployment and improved consumer sentiment in the United States; lower inflation and a transition to easier, expansionary money policies in Brazil, Australia, India and most significant of all, China, the world's second - largest economy.
Share: FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle + emailVANCOUVER — Canadian mines could help power the transition to clean energy, sparking new economic development in the process, a new report from Clean Energy Canada finds.
Cohn did not publicly support Trump during the campaign, but Kushner invited him in to meet with the president - elect during the transition, and Cohn apparently really wowed him — after a few more meetings, he was named National Economic Council director, making him the top economic policy staffer in the WhitEconomic Council director, making him the top economic policy staffer in the Whiteconomic policy staffer in the White House.
«This is why people didn't figure out that it was the Great Depression until two years after the worst point in the crisis in the 1930s; and why it took decades, not months, quarters or even years, for the complete transition to the next sustainable economic expansion and bull market.
However, any democratic transition would have to overcome structural obstacles in Russia's constitution, regional divisions, and economic arrangements that serve to fortify the authoritarian establishment.
It remains our view that China's economy is in the midst of a transition to a new, more domestically and market - focused economic model that is leading to slower but more sustainable growth than in the past.
Grounded in social democratic values and ideas, the Institute seeks to deepen our democracy, encourage strong action to counter growing economic and social inequality, and fuel a transition to a more innovative and sustainable economy.
The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.
In the same section, an article «Signs of a Shaker New Normal», points out the growing income inequality in society and worries if the American economy will ever return to the steady growth model or is a more fundamental economic transition underwaIn the same section, an article «Signs of a Shaker New Normal», points out the growing income inequality in society and worries if the American economy will ever return to the steady growth model or is a more fundamental economic transition underwain society and worries if the American economy will ever return to the steady growth model or is a more fundamental economic transition underway.
Research: Risky Business Project Co-Chairs Michael R. Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Tom Steyer tasked the World Resources Institute, a global research organization, with an independent assessment of the economic opportunities in a transition to a clean energy economy in the United States.
In the meantime, China was hoping economic growth from around the world would help it transition.
But the loss of economic growth in that transition period would be very hard to recapture.
«It was surprising to see that so many British Columbians are in fact keen to transition for both environmental and economic reasons,» he said.
Capital Markets Economic Transition As China makes the transition to a consumer - led economy, it has the potential to generate an incremental $ 15 trillion in consumer spending over the next decade, according to a report by think tank The Demand Transition As China makes the transition to a consumer - led economy, it has the potential to generate an incremental $ 15 trillion in consumer spending over the next decade, according to a report by think tank The Demand transition to a consumer - led economy, it has the potential to generate an incremental $ 15 trillion in consumer spending over the next decade, according to a report by think tank The Demand Institute.
Jay W. Forrester, professor of management at MIT whose sophisticated computer modeling of social and environmental issues led to the Club of Rome report on «The Limits of Growth,» sees the political and economic stresses in the world as caused by the necessary transition from worldwide growth to equilibrium.
If this is the one way in which progress can be made in meeting the economic needs and wants of people, then to shut the door on the billions who have not yet made the transition to abundance does indeed appear to be immoral!
Economic expansion in this core was associated with two other dominant trends: growth in population (the so - called demographic transition, which both facilitated, and was facilitated by, industrialization) and the geographic inclusion of previously isolated, local, and ethnic sectors of the population into the commercial and industrial labor force.
Current efforts at energy conservation are inadequate; while the need for more appropriate patterns of individual and corporate energy consumption is clear, the statement also recognizes the necessity of avoiding unnecessary economic and social dislocations in the transition to energy efficiency (e.g., unemployment or increased costs due to lowered volume).
Certain Progressive historians prepared the intellectual ground for this transition, arguing with varying intensity (and inaccuracy) that Mr. Madison's Constitution was, in effect, an elaborate hoax, an instrument whose nominal republican sentiments masked a deeper, sinister intent to protect the political and economic power of the ruling classes.
The transition from the eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries was a climax of movements and trends long present but now exploding in the intellectual, religious, political, and economic life of Western Europe.
«Economic Impact of Transitioning from Gestion Stalls to Group Pen Housing in the U.S. Pork Industry.»
A detailed economic examination of the current market and available data reveals that transitioning from the live sheep trade is achievable in way that ensures that farmers are not negatively impacted.
While Foley focuses on cross-national actors and issues to highlight his theses in the sphere of social, political, and economic transition of the Arab Gulf, Gause discusses cross-regional ideologies and upheavals in the Gulf area to capture the regional security developments.
He is also interested in the impact of international organisations in the management and resolution of civil conflicts and also in the political and economic transitions of former communist states.
This means we will be in a state of standstill transition for many years, foolishly trying to unpick decades of economic integration for dubious reasons.
Indrajit is interested in the political sociology of contemporary economic transition with a special focus on the «emerging markets», especially India, Brazil and South Africa.
Gillen referred questions about Corbett's role to her transition executive director Brian Muellers, who said in an email: «The bipartisan transition team consisted of over thirty volunteer members with diverse political, economic and community based expertise in the Town of Hempstead and was in no way involved in what has become just the latest, sad chapter in the Town of Oyster Bay.
Such leaders, Brown argues, are more likely to appear in instances of political and / or economic transition.
Abia state governor, Chief Theodore Orji has declared that the history of Nigeria's democratic transition and economic development have imposed on present governors in the country,...
He said political transitions in Africa must be properly managed to safeguard countries from slipping into crises that slow down economic growth, and throw citizens into avoidable hardships.
Mr Walker also refuted claims that the UK's Brexit transition period which ends in 2020 will include austere economic reforms which would trickle down to job cuts and trimmed funds for development projects in Ghana.
There is no question that while the investigation revealed serious issues with regard to fundraising and the manner in which it was conducted, including the use of public resources, I am confident that Mr. Levy did not personally profit... The decision to allow Mr. Levy to complete his term was carefully considered and involved weighing his conduct, the need for stability in government in these difficult economic times while affording a smooth transition after the 2011 elections.»
Given the reality of the underlying structure of this economic recovery, risks remain around global oil markets; security and political reconciliation in the Niger - Delta; policy; and of course the political transition.
And we've pushed the government to act to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living here and of UK citizens who have made their homes elsewhere in Europe; to ensure a transition period on the existing terms; to minimise disruption and avoid an economic cliff edge; to avoid any return to a hard border in Northern Ireland; and to guarantee Parliament a meaningful vote on the final deal.
Referencing the report, «Homelessness in Oneida County, NY: Understanding and Addressing a Hidden Social Problem,» written by Social Sciences Associates in support of the Mohawk Valley Housing and Homeless Assistance Coalition and funded by The Oneida County Department of Mental Health, Picente said that data makes it clear there is a problem with chronic homelessness, and that the problem of homelessness is intertwined with other social ills, including substance abuse and chemical dependency, status as an ex-offender, and the increasing number of family breakups caused by economic stress, domestic violence and even transitioning back to the community from military service.»
It noted that «With Ghana's graduation to a middle - income country, and the prospects of sustainable economic growth, Denmark is gradually transitioning from development cooperation to trade cooperation in line with the visions by the Government of Ghana,» the Embassy said.
And it got caught in an economic transition and really state government was never there to help.
«Wall Street is still in transition, but it is slowly adjusting to changes in its economic and regulatory environment,» DiNapoli said.
President Mahama's address in Ningo Prampram transitioned into an attack on the NPP's proposed economic policies which he described as unrealistic.
We must protect our social safety net funding... which is under attack, in order to transition from a community with severe poverty to a vibrant city that provides an economic engine not only to Onondaga County but to the entire Central New York region.
The decision marked a reversal of the city Economic Development Corp.'s initial plan, in which they planned to let the units transition to market rate after the first 60 years.
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