Sentences with phrase «face global pressure»

Earlier this month, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty gave his interest rate forecast, stating Canada will face global pressure to raise interest rates in 2014, as the United States begins to step back from its policy of extraordinary economic stimulus through intervention in bond markets.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says Canada will face global pressure to raise interest rates in 2014, as the United States begins to step back from its policy of extraordinary economic stimulus through intervention in bond markets.

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Singapore's private banking industry is already facing pressure from an Indonesia tax amnesty that comes amid heightened global scrutiny over undeclared wealth.

ILG serves some 2 million members through various networks and has faced pressure from investor FrontFour Capital Group, which has been urging a sale to cash in at a time when U.S. stock valuations are high and global travel demand is booming.

On hand will be several of our Sector Leads and analysts to review and discuss S&P Global's research related to credit pressures facing U.S. states and local governments, with a focus on pension issues and emerging risks / trends in public finance.

«With the European debt crisis spreading and the global economy recovering at a slower than expected pace, we expect China's trade situation in the second half will become more severe and we are facing more pressure to meet the annual target for trade growth,» Shen added.

Just as Martinelli's serves a global market, it also faces overseas pressures from time to time, and China caused some major market changes over the last 15 years.

To help our global dairy food manufacturing customers remain competitive in the face of these price pressures, we've developed Vitex AYS,» he said.

Today's developing world faces just as much pressure to feed a growing urban population with nutritious, often more costly food — with increasing potential for global impact.

I travel to Port Talbot where Tata Steel continues to be the area's biggest employer, somehow managing to survive in the face of immense global pressures.

«We need a planning process that is equal to the scale and complexity of the challenge, rather than continuing to depend on piecemeal efforts that put wildlife species and human communities at higher risk in the face of global pressures like climate change and a race for resources.»

As global leaders gather in Paris seeking a much - anticipated agreement to keep global warming to no more than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, nations face increasing pressure to reduce emissions and contribute to decarbonizing the global economy.

Still, as explored in the first podcast on Global Trends in Technology, Nancy and the company's deep research reveals that customers are facing common challenges including huge pressures on productivity and being overwhelmed with information and regulatory complexity.

A conference to explore the challenges individual institutions and national higher education systems are facing in a global environment, in response to the pressures of an emerging knowledge...

When taken with the changeability of global economic conditions and market movements, it becomes clear that taking a long - term view to your fixed - income investments (and remembering their role in your portfolio) is a good way to maintain perspective in the face of short - term pressures.

CNN: The giant corporations powering the fossil fuel industry are warned that they face a damaging backlash if they try to resist the mounting pressures of climate change legislation and high - profile campaigning The financial and economic muscle of the global fossil fuel industry's corporate behemoths will not protect them from the costly effects of negative [continue reading...]

6/6/16 — As global agreements are putting pressure on the United States to reduce emissions of climate - changing greenhouse gases, some state and federal officials are looking for ways to help nuclear power plants, especially older ones, remain operating in the face of financial pressures.

Their release comes a week after Shell rolled out its Sky scenario illustrating a possible pathway for the world to achieve the goal of keeping global temperature increase well below 2 degrees Celsius — and sets up a showdown leading into the company's annual meeting in The Hague next month, with Shell facing mounting pressure from climate litigation and its own shareholders.

The energy industry is facing pressure from regulators, shifting public opinion, a movement toward a global climate treaty and now, potential investigations of companies like...

The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network reports that 24 percent of the remaining reefs are at risk of imminent collapse, with another 26 percent facing significant loss in the next few decades, due to mounting human pressures.

AFP / ec: Environment ministers from around the world face mounting time pressure on Thursday (Dec 11) to shape a blueprint for a global pact on climate change with ground - breaking carbon curbs at its core.

As the Wall Street Journal and other conservative media hyper - ventilated over the hacker leaks they referred to as the «Climategate Scandal»; Nature quickly retaliated in defense of Anthropogenic Global Warming with a scathing editorial titled: «Climatologists Under Pressure» stating: «Stolen e-mails have revealed no scientific conspiracy, but do highlight ways in which climate researchers could be better supported in the face of public scrutiny.»

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The amount of carbon credits traded on the global markets shrunk by 38 % in 2013, reflecting the lack of pressure companies face to reduce their emissions.

Exxon has faced increasing pressure over the years to «disclose» the risks its business operations could face because of global warming and future regulatory changes to phase out fossil fuels.

We'll see what it might take to preserve ancient, endangered ecosystems in the face of pressures from a global economy and a slew of looming 21st century threats.

«Some of the most serious legal issues confronting companies today relate to cybersecurity and national security law,» said Mark D. Wasserman, Eversheds Sutherland (US) Managing Partner and Co-CEO of Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. «These issues affect the critical infrastructure supporting the US and global economies, and Michael will be of immediate value to clients as they face increasing pressure to have best practices and policies in place to protect customer and sensitive business information.»

The industry as a whole faces the pressures of more robust regulatory practices across the global marketplace while adjusting to a variety of issues, including an aging population, the rising prevalence of chronic diseases and higher costs.

By the time Apple released the iPhone in 2007, China faced growing pressure to loosen its restrictions and give global companies easier access to its market.

The Hays Global Skills Index, an annual Index that looks at the labour market dynamics across 31 countries, aims to put in context the challenges employers will face as they compete for employees with the required skills and places a spotlight on the specific pressures faced by organisations and policymakers as they adapt to the rapidly changing demands of today's complex labour market.

Global capital markets volatility, a continued low interest rate environment and increased financial regulation are just some of the pressures real estate investors are facing at this point in the cycle, prompting strategy tweaks with a renewed focus on capital preservation.