Sentences with phrase «economy the size of»

This is close to four times what a country with an economy the size of China's would be expected to hold.

May need to purchase an economy size of this stuff so I can just bathe in it.

Over the long term, he says, REDD simply won't mobilize enough funding to overhaul an agricural economy the size of Indonesia's.

Not exact matches

Today, we're interested in one of the most overlooked parts of American economy: the small - to - medium sized business, or SMB.

No. 2, you must also consider the biggest and most consistent competitor around, a guy who affects all companies of all sizes in all markets — his name is «I just want to keep my money,» and he does particularly well in a tough economy.

As the on - demand economy grows in size, policymakers and others must contend with the question of how to provide stability for those operating in that market, according to Chriss.

It will be easier to convince the public of the central bank's efforts to re inflate the world's third - biggest economy if they can easily measure jumps in the size of the BOJ's balance sheet, supporters of the idea say.

That should ensure that borrowing costs will remain low, but in the longer - run trade deficits and shrinking current account surpluses could threaten Japan's ability to finance a debt pile that is twice the size of its economy, the highest ratio in the developed world.

-- The Young Global Leaders Award for Circular 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.

«Our results show that the size of a country's economy is significant in determining their success at the Winter Olympics, with gross domestic product (GDP) per capita and population appearing as significant variables» they noted.

Because it costs the same to 3 - D print 1,000 of the same product as it does 1,000 of different products of the same size and material, the new manufacturing technique eliminates economies of scale.

The size of the Italian economy is still smaller than what it was in 2008, and is roughly where it was in the early 2000s.

The stimulus arguments made by proponents of a higher minimum wage tend to both fairly weak (not a lot of empirical support) and the benefits fairly small relative to the size of the economy.

The explosion of data produced by the digital economy has led to a surging need for specialists able to pull business insights out of terabyte - sized databases.

If key areas of reform were implemented in Western Australia then the state's economy could double in size in the next 20 years, according to the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA's latest report.

Yet for all the focus on China, its $ 7 - trillion economy is much less than half the size of the European Union's.

The 2018 Nissan Rogue, which I also tested recently, costs just $ 24,800 and is remarkably similar in terms of what you can load in the back, the overall feel on the road at least in terms of wind noise (a crossover is literally a cross between a full - size SUV and a car, but tends to drive more like an SUV), and even the fuel economy (around 33 highway for the Rogue, 28 highway for the Stelvio).

There's speculation that the size of China's debt load may be three times its economy.

«Relative to the size of your average agency in D.C., it's pretty small, but it represents this Washington insider economy.

The Montreal Economic Institute, a right - leaning think tank, also points out that the total annual pay to the top 100 CEOs, at slightly under $ 1 billion total, is tiny compared to the size of the economy overall and in comparison to the size of the federal government.

The announcement Wednesday leaves six provinces out of the scheme — with Alberta and Quebec representing key hold - outs given the size and scope of their economies.

The Most Powerful Women in Business list is compiled by FORTUNE editors, who consider four criteria: the size and importance of the woman's business in the global economy, the health and direction of the business, the arc of the woman's career (resume and runway ahead), and social and cultural influence.

«Given the size of its economy, population, and given its political clout, Nigeria's stance towards the African Continental Free Trade Area is key,» Imad Mesdoua, senior consultant for Africa at Control Risks, a global risk consultancy with offices in Lagos, told CNBC via email.

China's central bank is making it harder to calculate the size of capital outflows afflicting the economy, just as investors have started paying closer attention to those mounting outflows, which in December reached almost $ 150 billion and in January around $ 120 billion.

A recent survey from eBay Canada shows 70 % of small and medium sized businesses say the current state of the economy is good for their business, an increase of almost a third over the previous year.

If you bought a regular economy ticket, sometimes the airline, for the sake of an on - time departure, will allow volunteers to check their full - size carry - on bags, free of charge.

In New York, the size of Wall Street's bonus pool is a particular fascination for many given how it ripples through the local economy, from spending on real estate and travel to, restaurants, entertainment, luxury cars, jewelry and fashion.

«There is no one - size - fits - all way to deleverage and the government is utilizing a combination of incentives, deterrents and regulatory changes to facilitate an economy - wide deleveraging process,» he added.

The best - known philanthropists may herald from the U.S., but the leading European nations send far more aid overseas in proportion to the size of their economies.

Meanwhile those that could create the jobs elsewhere — such as the millions of small and medium - sized businesses that are the backbone of European economies — often struggle to access credit or are caught up in red tape and regulation.

There are also growing doubts on the size and scope of fiscal stimulus the Trump administration may inject into the U.S. economy with campaign promises on tax reform, financial regulation rollbacks and infrastructure spending either still on the drawing board or facing hurdles in Congress.

MONTREAL — Air Canada says it is on the runway to achieving sustained profitability after ending the year in the black as it prepares to introduce premium economy seating on select international routes and ramp up the size of its low - cost carrier.

«The lackluster economy combined with significant long - term concerns have caused many owners of small - to medium - sized businesses to slow their growth activities,» Insperity chairman and chief executive officer Paul J. Sarvadi said in a statement.

Small and medium - sized businesses too make up the backbone of the Italian economy, and there are an estimated five million small firms, that are often family - run, accounting for 80 percent of Italy's gross domestic product (GDP).

The «gig» economy is expected to grow more than twice its current size by 2020 and these two giant companies want a piece of the pie.

«If you just look at North Carolina and Indiana and put that over a Texas - sized footprint of our economy, it could be up to $ 8.5 bn and 185,000 jobs lost, it is very dramatic,» said Chris Wallace, the association's president.

The best - known philanthropists may herald from the U.S., but many European nations send far more aid overseas in proportion to the size of their economies.

A decade later, the size of the economy is $ 19.7 trillion, 36 % greater.

At the end of 2008, for example, the size of the US economy was $ 14.5 trillion.

Clearly that is an enormous number... it's actually larger than the size of the entire US economy, which is pretty incredible.

Glen Hodgson, chief economist at the Conference Board of Canada, says that adjusting for the size of its economy, Australia attracts six times as much investment from China as Canada — one reason its economy grew during the recession.

The Congress faces an array of policy choices as it confronts the challenges posed by the amount of federal debt held by the public — which has more than doubled relative to the size of the economy since 2007 — and the prospect of continued growth in that debt over the coming decades if the large annual budget deficits projected under current law come to pass.

He also talked about the ratio of government debt to the size of the economy when asked about the $ 10 - billion deficit promise from the election.

On Wednesday, the Small Business Administration published a final rule revising upward the size standards that determine eligibility for S.B.A. programs in three broad sectors of the economy.

Xi says in a book of his speeches, The Governance of China, that China's export - driven economy «though large in size, is not strong» and concludes that scientific and technology innovation is the future.

, a program created in 2004 by Mexico's Secretary of Economy and the US - Mexico Foundation for Science (FUMEC), launched with the aim of «strengthening the entrepreneurial, technological and innovative capacities of small and medium sized technology - based companies» and to help startups scale their products and great ideas into foreign markets.

The study analyzes the size of the freelance economy and provides insights into the lives of independent workers and their potential impact on the 2016 Presidential Election.

Since then, the government has taken upon itself to create policies that recognize the importance of entrepreneurs for the country's economy, and facilitate the growth of small to medium sized businesses.

Representatives from Google Canada, Salesforce, and SurveyMonkey will participate in an Internet Association panel at the Economic Club of Canada on October 7th to discuss the importance of the digital economy to Canada's future growth and what Canada can do to maximize the benefits for businesses of all sizes and types.

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.