More than double the amount of Americans plan to use sharing
economy services for their travel plans this summer compared to 2015 due to an increase in familiarity and trust, according to the second annual Allianz Travel Insurance Sharing Economy Index released today by Allianz Global Assistance USA.
Allianz Global Assistance, USA's third annual Travel Insurance Sharing Economy Index, showed that 50 percent of Americans are either somewhat or very likely to use sharing
economy services for the travel booking during this summer season.
Not exact matches
The 0.4 per cent growth rate
for the gross domestic product, the
economy's total output of goods and
services, was the weakest quarterly performance in almost two years and followed a much faster 3.1 per cent increase in the third quarter.
But it would be great
for service providers, who Poloz has identified as the new champions of Canada's
economy.
A number of U.S. policymakers have sought to justify stoking a trade war with China in recent weeks, saying it is «unfair»
for the world's biggest
economy to have a current account deficit — which measures the flow of goods,
services and investments into and out of the country — with Beijing.
While many IoT scenarios involving huge industrial companies around the world center on business - to - business transactions, the subscription
economy is also giving birth to new consumer
services, Tzuo told me when we met
for an informal chat over the summer.
He sees the
service economy following what he considers a «Hollywood» model: «You have a large network of very talented people coming together
for a year or so to produce a product.
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Economy SME, which recognizes small - to medium - sized enterprises with $ 10 million to $ 100 million in turnover, was awarded to Apto Solutions, a provider of IT asset disposition
services.
Despite thedownturn in the
economy, the trio remained confident that there was a mass market
for their
service.
Gross Domestic Product growth, which is, generally, the measure of goods and
services produced in the
economy, has hovered around 2 percent, not the 4 percent the Fed and other monetary experts believe is necessary
for an economic expansion.
«While Uber has steadily expanded to more cities across the US, we expect demand
for transportation - oriented sharing
economy services, like Uber, to reach a cap,» said eMarketer forecasting analyst Oscar Orozco in a statement.
This will further entrench the on - demand
economy in society, as large companies change the ways in which they conduct business, looking to on - demand providers
for services that traditionally took place in - house.
As one of the company's biggest markets, greater China has been been a sore spot
for Apple as that nation's
economy mounts a transition away from manufacturing and toward
services.
Its growing
economy (slated to surpass the U.S. as the world's largest in a decade or so) and burgeoning middle class provide ample opportunity
for Canadian companies to expand abroad and build a new export market, particularly in the agricultural and
services sectors.
Neither spelled out whether the slowdown in spending was due to concerns by corporate customers
for the global
economy or whether it reflected competitive pressures from cloud
service specialists such as Amazon Web
Services.
Differences in regulations
for professional qualifications, public procurement and foreign investment all serve as de facto barriers to trade in
services — a component increasingly central to western
economies.
This matters
for Canada, because our
economy is 70 %
services.
San Francisco - based Breeze, founded this year, offers customers week - by - week access to vehicles they can use to support jobs as drivers
for Uber, Lyft and other sharing -
economy platforms; co-founder Jeffrey Pang describes the
service as an «equalizer»
for those who want to get in on the action but don't have cars of their own.
He touted Canada's resilience during the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis, but said that while Canada fared better than most, the sharp decline in demand
for the country's goods and
services that followed the downturn still affected its
economy.
The Lloyd's / Air Worldwide study concludes that the complete failure of a top cloud
services provider that extends
for at least three days would cost the U.S.
economy $ 15 billion.
Or — if you're of a more entrepreneurial stripe — there's definitely room in the bustling local
economy for your incipient
service business or Internet start - up.
America currently ranks at the bottom of a list of top 40 global
economies for the percentage of goods and
services exported, which is about 13.5 percent of gross domestic product.
The value of the Internet
economy may be understated in GDP calculations,
for example, but the omission is offset by artificial inflations in other sectors like financial
services, which ballooned in the run - up to 2008 thanks to risky, unsustainable products like mortgage - backed securities.
All are potentially big issues
for a country like Canada, since
services now count among the fastest - growing sectors of the
economy.
Cisco Consulting
Services estimated that the adoption cost of the IoE would be about US$ 180 billion
for the industry, but over a 10 - year period, the multiplier impact would be about three to four times when it's translated to the global
economy.
While Anderson focuses on building drones, there are a slew of other drone - focused startups that see big potential in developing the software and
services for the coming drone
economy, said Jeremy Conrad, founder of the hardware startup incubator Lemnos Labs.
In an effort to grow revenue and profits amid margin - crimping cost increases, American and its rivals are segmenting their cabins into smaller classes of
service, including no - frills basic
economy and premium
economy, which offers a larger seat, more leg room and an amenities kit
for a higher fare.
Meanwhile, Uber, a vanguard of the new sharing
economy, just announced that they're making it easier
for third - party developers to build apps
for their fast - growing car - calling
service.
The results of Uber's legal battle could reshape the sharing
economy, which is built around Internet companies that serve as marketplaces matching people who provide a
service with others looking to pay
for it.
Like demand
for toothpaste and other necessities, demand
for health
services isn't dependent on a strong
economy.
«Everyone thinks the gig
economy is
for Millennials — Uber and Lyft drive - sharing
services, AirBnB home rentals and the like.
Lightspeed delineated myriad reasons
for the industry's woes: the
economy, shady billing practices, poor customer
service.
Though a teetering
economy may tempt executives to cut corners, improving
service is your best chance
for survival.
They have been opting to pay a little more
for goods and
services from local restaurants and vendors, which supports their local
economy rather than shopping at mega stores where they could get things a little bit cheaper.
In the long run this trend will actually push toward the re-localization and re-humanization of the
economy, with the 19th - and 20th - century
economies of scale exploited where they make sense (cheap, identical, disposable goods), and human - oriented techniques (both older and newer) increasingly accounting
for goods and
services that are valuable, customized, or long - lasting.»
Japan's recovering
economy is facing a labor crunch, which is particularly serious
for small and midsize companies, as well as
service industries like retail, restaurants and transport, which are pinning their hopes on female and older workers.
Airlines
for America (A4A) vigorously advocates on behalf of the American airline industry as a model of safety, customer
service and environmental responsibility and as the indispensable network that drives our nation's
economy and global competitiveness.
Moreover, «
For every net job lost in this definition, the gains to the U.S. economy were about $ 450,000, owing to enhanced productivity of the workforce, a broader range of goods and services, and lower prices at the checkout counter for households.&raq
For every net job lost in this definition, the gains to the U.S.
economy were about $ 450,000, owing to enhanced productivity of the workforce, a broader range of goods and
services, and lower prices at the checkout counter
for households.&raq
for households.»
The Internet has facilitated a number of
services which are collectively known as the sharing
economy, whereby assets or
services are shared between private individuals, either
for free or
for a fee.
But the big prize
for Canada, say government officials, is in the deal's potential and the sheer size and wealth of the European market — 500 million people and an
economy approaching $ 17 trillion — that will now be open to Canadian manufacturers, entrepreneurs, investors,
service providers and even professionals, such as engineers, under improved conditions and mostly duty - free.
«Canada appears content to become a second - tier socialistic country, boasting ever more loudly about its
economy and social
services to mask its second - rate status, led by a second - world strongman appropriately suited
for the task.»
I fear that that the emerging fight between at least 4 priovinces, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and New Brunswick against the Ottawa / Ontario single federal securities regulator scheme will damage Ontario's capital markets
for years to come and the Toronto financial markets, the Toronto financial
services industry and the Ontario
economy.
The main issue continues to be the potential
for the Chinese
economy to run too hot, putting upward pressures on the prices of goods and
services and on housing prices.
And it was very easy
for them to do that without opposition, because in the beginning most of the debts that were owed to the palace itself — both in fees
for services the palace provided, or the temple provided (the temple was part of the palace
economy), or
for land rent by sharecroppers, or
for the provision of water and agricultural
services to the land.
She is one more worker in the great
service economy of a post-global America, and — unlike so many others in her general situation — she is making it work
for her.
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economy and environment.
While domestic policy frameworks emerge as low - carbon / green -
economy initiatives take shape, global markets
for clean technology goods (excluding
services) nearly doubled in eight years from C$ 550B in 2005 to C$ 970B in 2013.
The idea was to cut off revenues from the «beast» (i.e., government) and then argue that the resulting deficits were bad
for the
economy and that government programs and
services would have to be cut to eliminate the deficit and stop the debt from increasing.
The Obama Administration is working through TPP to ensure competitive access
for Internet and telecommunications companies, and the huge swathe of the
economy that relies on their
services.
For a good brief sense of Florida's views on Ontario's creative class
service economy, see Ontario in the Creative Age (Martin Prosperity Institute, 2009), the report that he and Roger Martin wrote.