Sentences with phrase «for public investment»

Although the economy is struggling, and government at all levels is wrestling with budget deficits, is there a place for public investment in infrastructure, including transit projects, which historically has helped pave the way for private investment in communities?

Romney: There is a place for public investment in infrastructure.

Understanding the true cost of high - quality child care is an important step in building support for a public investment in early childhood education.

This investment must go far beyond the current subsidy system, provide support to all low - and middle - income families, and ensure that early childhood teachers are compensated fairly.53 Helping parents and policymakers understand the true cost of high - quality child care is an important step in building support for this public investment.

The Guttmacher Institute documents the need for, access to and use of contraceptives and provides the evidence base for public investment in high - quality and affordable family planning services that provide a full range of methods, comprehensive and accurate information, and effective counseling.

The SonoCoin ICO will then launch for public investment on January 20th, 2018 at a cost per coin of $ 2.00.

The rationale for public investment in industrial wind energy rests on the assumption that it can cut carbon emissions by replacing fossil - fuelled generating capacity at the same time as providing a cheap source of «renewable» electricity.

Perhaps green groups know this, and know that a massive push for public investment would likely be co-opted in ways that do more harm than good.

And increasingly, it appears that early - stage fintech companies, such as Credible, are considering the ASX for public investment capital.

How can the Foundation justify its expenditures to advocate for public investment in data systems when the basic needs of children aren't being met in schools?

Proponents for public investment in early childhood education have relied on the work of Nobel Laureate James Heckman, whose studies have shown the positive results of early childhood investments, based on higher earnings, less crime, and lower unemployment among adults who had been enrolled in high - quality preschool programs as children.

Back in 2005, one of us (Andrew) ran for New York City Public Advocate, calling for public investment in universal public WiFi, and other steps to make New York a 21st century connected city — ideas that have since been widely embraced including by NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Council Member Rodriguez, chair of the Council's transportation committee, has called for public investment in Citi Bike, but the mayor has said he has no plans to do so at this time.

«The government mustn't attempt to use fees as a substitute for the public investment that supports a sector that is of real economic and societal value,» report author Anna Fazackerley said.

They've never understood the long - term return for public investment.»

We're going to demand living - wage jobs in exchange for public investment.

Instead of cuts, we support a plan for public investment and jobs that can get the economy growing.

Beyond continual disappointments in global growth, the need for public investment is stark.

Irene Lanzinger, president of the BC Teachers Federation, echoed the call for public investments and stricter regulation of banks, and added particular concerns about schools, women and students.

The Nordic local government funding agencies — set up to provide low cost and stable funding for public investments in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden — are amongst Europe's most creditworthy and important issuers of SSA debt.

«For decades, we have been advocating for improvements in sanitation as the number one priority for public investments here, while the government has insisted on flashier interventions that do not save money on healthcare costs down the line,» he said.

Leveraging grassroots and corporate support, collaborations with national youth - serving organizations and innovative research, MENTOR advocates for public investments in quality mentoring programs and policies to ensure safety and effectiveness.

Not exact matches

When I asked him if he still believed that mutual funds were the best investment vehicle for 90 % of the investing public, he said that — what else could the CEO of Morningstar possibly say?

Macquarie Group client investment manager David Kiely provided a financial community primer for what not do to in public view when he clicked on an e-mail containing racy GQ photos of Kerr as his colleague Martin Lakos appeared Tuesday on the country's Seven Network TV, to discuss the central bank's surprise decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

The government did pledge $ 47 billion to infrastructure spending over the next 10 years and extended the accelerated capital cost allowance for manufactures — a tax relief program for investments in new machinery and equipment — by two years, which means stock holders could get a boost if public companies are able to take advantage of this spending and savings.

«It's salad days for KKR, Blackstone, Apollo,» says Jonathan Grabel, chief investment officer at Public Employees Retirement Association of New Mexico, referring to the trio of titans in the PE realm.

• Wylie Tollette, chief operating investment officer at the California Public Employees» Retirement System, is leaving for Franklin Templeton Investments in January.

«Those pushing for net neutrality think the world would work better if the Internet was somehow magically transformed into a public utility, like a water or electricity company, with the FCC and state regulators setting rates, overseeing investment, and micromanaging relationships between providers and customers,» Downes says, adding the result would be devastating to the smooth functioning of ISP networks.

«Share repurchases suggest an effective floor under CBS's share price and lowers investment risk, thereby rebalancing the risk / reward ratio to the upside for public investors,» she writes.

If the public starts to doubt, it may demand higher wages or payments to compensate for expected price increases, or delay investments or purchases in anticipation of deflationary pressures.

«As a nation, we have been under - investing in infrastructure for the last two decades,» Mills said, adding that investment in the public sector has dropped to 3.6 percent of U.S. output, compared to 5 percent after World War II.

Raising the currently anemic level of public investment could pay for itself if these initiatives kick - start growth.

There's one major drawback for investors, though: They are unlikely to see a payout on their investment unless the company is acquired or goes public.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is plunging $ 3.5 billion into Uber, cementing a value for the ride - sharing company of $ 62.5 billion.

Back in September 2007, for instance, Blackstone took a $ 3 billion investment from the China Investment Corp. in exchange for a 10 % stake, valuing the company at $ 30 billion shortly before Blackstone listed shares on the publinvestment from the China Investment Corp. in exchange for a 10 % stake, valuing the company at $ 30 billion shortly before Blackstone listed shares on the publInvestment Corp. in exchange for a 10 % stake, valuing the company at $ 30 billion shortly before Blackstone listed shares on the public market.

News of TPG's investment follows reports last month that Vice was seeking another funding round that would boost the company's value and potentially pave the way for an eventual initial public offering.

«Reclassification, even if successful, would resolve no existing problem and would almost certainly end the massive private investment in Internet infrastructure that has gone on since 1996, when Congress created a light - touch regulatory environment for Internet access and related services,» Larry Downes, an Internet industry analyst and a director at Georgetown's Center for Business and Public Policy, says.

But the investment also provides liquidity for early employees, easing tension as the ride - hailing company aims for a 2019 public offering.

One of Buffett's investments in himself came in early adulthood, when he signed up for a $ 100 Dale Carnegie public speaking course that he says changed his life.

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Instead of hiring the first one who shows up, do your homework, advises David Moore, an angel investor and president of City Rewards Network in Charlotte, N.C. «A lot of investment bankers are going to call you and say «We can take your small company public for $ 50,000.»

The startup, which has $ 51 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and Silver Lake Kraftwerk as well as Autodesk's Spark Investment Fund, now counts Ford as a customer in the company's early access program for its device, which isn't being sold to the general public as of yet.

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.

«To support global activity and contain risks, the G20 must act now to implement forcefully the existing G20 growth strategies and plan for coordinated demand support using available fiscal space to boost public investment and complement structural reforms,» the fund said.

To recover their investment and generate returns for their own investors, PE firms may take the companies public.

These events provide unique opportunities for public and private companies to build their profile with investors, research analysts and the investment banking community.

With presentations from five private companies and five public companies in the technology sector, this event attracts Canadian and U.S. investors with the goal of raising institutional and VC investment dollars, and enhancing the capital ecosystem for technology companies in Canada.

We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land,» Trump said, calling for public and private infrastructure investments of at least $ 1.5 trillion over 10 years.

Public stimulus investments in 2009 and 2010 filled the gap for a while, but then deficit - fearing governments turned off the tap in 2011.

We will build gleaming new roads, bridges, highways, railways, and waterways all across our land, «Trump said, calling for public and private infrastructure investments of at...