Sentences with phrase «facing as a sector»

On the surface, the decision looks like a continuation of the ongoing store closures that mall - based apparel brands are facing as a sector.

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As a result, the study noted, corporate Canada faces losing high - potential women to non-corporate sectors.

Although Breaux Capital faces steep competition in the personal finance sector — including from apps such as Mint, which sold to Intuit in 2009 and now counts more than 20 million customers — CTO Quarles says he's convinced that his community, by virtue of being by and for black men, is unique.

One of the biggest hurdles they face is the regulatory environment in the region, as it's not only about digitizing the real estate sector, but bringing blockchain concepts such as distributed ledgers to the space.

Turning to mergers across the broader European financial sector, Gilbert said that given the number of headwinds facing fund managers, such as the rise of passive, more regulation and fee pressure, being bigger certainly helps.

The disclosure comes as U.S. companies face criticism on the issue of pay equality, especially in the male - dominated technology sector.

General Electric's deal with Baker Hughes to create the world's No. 2 oilfield services business is the clearest signal yet that consolidation is picking up in the energy sector as companies face long - term lower oil prices.

Today the industry faces a different problem: The financial crisis left many professionals viewing the sector as aggressive and self - serving.

The former professor of mechanical engineering believes that there's no technological impediment stopping communities in the future from pooling their 3D printer resources to print something like a car, thereby hurling sectors such as the automakers into the piracy crisis that music industry currently faces.

As Chief Economist, Brian is tasked with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of public policy decision makers.

As Chief Economist for Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Brian Emmett is tasked with measuring the impact of the sector and bringing economic issues facing charities and nonprofits to the forefront of public policy decision makers.

The oil production sector in Alberta is now facing lower world oil prices and significant uncertainty as to how the future will unfold.

I realize that stock prices may swoon once again for this sector as Canada as a whole is still facing serious headwinds from musltiple fronts but my main focus with the Canadian banks will continue to be their dividend sustainability.

These shocks range from a hard and bumpy landing in China to a potential recession in the United States as the oil and manufacturing sectors face some duress and as the unsubsidized price of money again enters into the equation.

The industry as a whole will face difficult times for the remainder of the year because it's difficult to raise capital in the sector.

While US personal incomes are rising, health care costs are rising faster, taking away purchasing power, which is impacting consumer - facing sectors such as restaurants and retailers.

On the other hand, if leverage is already high, perhaps as a result of an earlier run - up, and if the weakness of demand is in part a result of the private sector being cautious about further extensions of leverage, or even attempting to reduce its leverage, the central bank may face an unenviable set of choices.

As the Bitcoin ecosystem evolves and use cases emerge, the public and private sectors will face new challenges, opportunities, and responsibilities.

PBO analysis suggests if the Finance (private sector) projections turn out as planned, the government will be back to structural surplus by 2015 and will be in a positive long term fiscal gap position (declining net debt relative to GDP in face of aging aging demographics).

That means sectors with long sales cycles, such as the SaaS and software industries, which have an average cycle of 3 - 18 months (and there's some suggestion that B2B sales cycles are getting longer across the board), face huge challenges in keeping leads interested and moving them smoothly through the sales funnel.

Trust and Security, meanwhile, are the main challenges that FinTech businesses may face as they try to work with Hong Kong's financial services sector.

As we look back over the last few decades, it is clear that the foreign sector and the mutual fund complex have played the bulk of the face cards in their hands.

Tighter jobs and inflation: From a macro standpoint, the consumption tax hike appears to have lent firms additional pricing power, even as they face a looming skill shortage, particularly in the services sector.

The Facebook controversy has increased fears that the tech sector as a whole may face increased regulation, which may limit their revenue streams.

In countries in the South, faced with the alliance between international capital, the comprador bourgeoisie and part of the middle class, the alternative consisted in using joint programmes and actions to bring together the different grass - roots groups such as workers, peasants, the informal sector, movements of the urban poor, co-operatives, minority ethnic groups, and also the vulnerable middle classes, students, etc..

«I am all too aware of the difficulties the dairy sector has faced as a result of low farmgate prices over the past few years», he said.

Discussions will focus on the latest trends and challenges facing the sector as well as an opportunity to connect with our CEO / Executive Director Laura Batcha and other organic industry leaders.

(Napa, CALIF.)-- Some of the hottest issues wine business executives and winery owners face today, including internal theft and crime at wineries, will be examined at the 24th Annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium in September by a powerhouse panel of professionals who have worked for agencies such as the Secret Service, representatives from the Napa County District Attorney's office, as well as experts from the banking and accounting sectors of the wine business.

Arla added that it was facing tougher overall competition in the retail sector as well as large fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, which were also hampering the group's financial performance.

Maintaining the same high speed and accuracy as for fresh products, Ishida solutions tackle the unique challenges facing manufacturers in the frozen meat sector, from mince packs to meatballs.

It builds upon other certification systems, such as the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil, and tackles some of the most challenging issues facing the palm oil sector, such as the destruction of high carbon stock forests and the abuse of the most vulnerable workers,» said Matthias Diemer, Chair of the Palm Oil Innovation Group.

Other barriers faced by U.S. dairy companies also were included in the report, such as rules in India that require dairy products to be derived from animals fed a specific diet, as well as rules in Indonesia that require local milk processors to invest in and promote the local dairy sector.

IDFA welcomed representatives from the European Dairy Association to its office in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss the landscape of the American dairy processing sector and its biggest issues and opportunities, as well as to discuss common issues dairy industries face around the globe.

The event aims to stimulate innovative thinking around the future of agriculture as well as flavor -, quality - and diversity - driven menu R&D, connecting leaders within the volume foodservice and American agriculture industries to foster better understanding of current challenges and opportunities faced by each sector.

A new report commissioned by the FDF and NABIM from Global Counsel has revealed that the UK's food and drink manufacturing sector could face a hidden «hard Brexit» once the UK leaves the EU as a result of rules of origin.

Sam Blainey, Senior Political Consultant at The Whitehouse Consultancy, discusses the challenges faced by the food and drink sector as a result of Brexit, and what the industry needs to look out for.

«As UK number One and one of the top five global brands in our sector, we really understand the journey new parents face bringing up baby - and we've carefully designed our products to make life easier during those early weeks, months and years.

This initiative is very important in resolving the liquidity challenges faced by the banks and will enable stronger credit to the private sector especially as banks Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) improve.

«It's clear that New Yorkers remain focused on the economic challenges they face everyday, such as the need to control spending, provide tax relief to middle - class families and help the private sector create new jobs.

It pointed out that the effective implementation of a new foreign exchange mechanism and liberalisation of the fuel sector in Nigeria would face fresh hurdles as the UK withdraws from the EU.

This time, he's facing a crowded field of Democratic challengers, and hoping to paint himself as the level - headed grown - up, with public and private sector experience and a play - it - safe agenda that stresses education, public safety and economic growth.

«Over the last few years we have seen countless public sector IT contracts fail, such as the delivery of tax credits, and the level of services provided by departments reduced in the face of massive job cuts,» said general secretary Mark Serwotka.

As Political Director of the New York City Central Labor Council, Carrión has forged deep partnerships among 300 local unions from every trade, occupation, and public and private sector of the New York economy, representing a wide spectrum of workers, including teachers, truck drivers, operating engineers, nurses, construction workers, electricians, firefighters, retail workers, janitors, train operators, bakers, and many more who are the face of today's workforce.

The government currently faces a backbench rebellion over its attempts to force MPs to accept a 1.9 per cent pay rise, putting them on a par with public sector workers such as police and prison officers.

«But, as we face huge cuts in spending, private sector jobs growth is neither strong or sustained enough to take on those people who will lose their jobs due to the government's spending cuts,» he warned.

By Tony Cunningham MP As a result of Cumbria county council's single - status review, full - time teaching assistants are facing enormous pay cuts, unheard of in the private sector.

As well as having their pay frozen with inflation above 5 %, public sector workers face their pensions being raided to help pay off the budget deficit caused by the recession and the bank bail - ouAs well as having their pay frozen with inflation above 5 %, public sector workers face their pensions being raided to help pay off the budget deficit caused by the recession and the bank bail - ouas having their pay frozen with inflation above 5 %, public sector workers face their pensions being raided to help pay off the budget deficit caused by the recession and the bank bail - out.

The main civil servants» union, the Public and Commercial Services union, which took joint strike action on 30 June, has described Labour leader Ed Miliband's refusal to support public sector workers taking action over cuts in their pensions as «a slap in the face».

The socioeconomic section of the SGEIS faced a huge amount of criticism when it was released because it concentrated on positive economic impacts while not giving any estimates of costs incurred to municipalities or the state or any treatment of the socioeconomic stresses seen in other areas where wide - spread drilling has occurred, such as higher rents, noise, higher crime rates, increased traffic, and loss of jobs in other sectors.

Public - sector unions around the nation face growing political pressures not only from Republicans but also from their traditional allies among Democrats, as governors grapple with recession, declining tax revenues and pension funds perilously close to bankruptcy.