Sentences with phrase «foreign johnnys»

Sales dropped 9 % last year as foreign exchange impacts hit the company hard.

Nor can the nation's school systems account for foreign - educated adult immigrants, the dated skills of older workers and the changing needs of workplaces, which are often driven by technological change.

In a 2015 article in Foreign Policy, Jeffrey Lewis, an expert on nuclear policy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, dubbed the weapon «Putin's doomsday machine.»

As U.K. foreign minister Tariq Ahmad put it: «The Kremlin has positioned Russia in direct opposition to the West, yet it doesn't have to be that way.

He was previously a stocks reporter at Bloomberg, where he also worked on teams focusing on foreign exchange, bonds and M&A.

It won't solve the problem, but it might be an effective way to remove the most problematic element of foreign investment in Canadian real estate.»

These are intermediaries commissioned by foreign firms searching for domestic products to purchase.

Our recent book, «Saving International Adoption: An Argument from Economics and Personal Experience,» explores the rationale - both real and invented - that countries use to explain curtailing foreign adoptions.

A more likely scenario, he says, is a «satellite family situation» in which foreign money is used to purchase homes for family members to live in — mostly wives, children and students.

And then Industry Minister James Moore needs to articulate a final, principled goal — a market where all players, foreign and domestic, live by the same rules.

Unions demand export licences The Rudd Government is under pressure from Australia's two biggest mining unions to reintroduce export licences that could stop Chinese and other foreign interests forcing down export prices.

It's a story oft repeated, where a foreign giant swoops in to buy a Canadian resource company at the top of the market, only to regret it later.

Think of it like becoming fluent in a foreign language — you have to practice speaking the language before it becomes automatic.

A 2006 report on telecommunication policy concluded that «liberalization of the restrictions on foreign investment» would hike competition within the sector.

Vehicles imported into the U.S. from Japan, Korea, Germany, and other foreign countries may become more expensive because of efforts by the Trump Administration to protect domestic vehicle manufacturing.

The FBI requested but did not receive more specific or additional information from the foreign government.

But the former dominatrix says the very premise all of her trainings is based on — the idea that hidden power dynamics often impact minorities and women in unfair ways — seemed totally foreign to so many would - be students five years ago when she started teaching.

It can lead to wars, or compromise our relationships with foreign powers.

Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale called the incident a «horrific attack» and said the G7 foreign ministers extended their condolences.

The United States» decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminium was «regrettable» and will likely have a «big impact» on economic ties between Japan and the United States, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono said in a statement on Friday.

The article continues, «Dark words are muttered about how foreign money is to blame.»

First Vancouver instituted a foreign buyers» tax, then Toronto followed suit.

Investigators were looking for tax documents and foreign banking records that are typically sought when investigating violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.

A U.S. exit raises the specter of a snapback of extraterritorial sanctions that could curtail foreign investment in Iran's energy sector and cause consuming countries to curb their Iranian crude imports.

Officials say Goldman traders participated in chat rooms, sometimes using code names, to discreetly share confidential customer information with other global bank traders to affect foreign exchange prices.

«Our results were negatively impacted by a number of industry - wide challenges, including a significant U.S. toy category slowdown in the holiday period, and increased foreign exchange headwinds,» said outgoing Chairman and CEO Christopher Sinclair.

Having established these protocols, successive Industry ministers rubber - stamped virtually every foreign takeover proposal brought before them.

'» It became known as the «Frisbee speech,» and for years it gave foreign acquirers confidence the government wouldn't throw the book at them if they failed to live up to their promises.

- Steven Cook, senior fellow for Middle East and Africa Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations

our operations in foreign countries expose us to political and currency risks and adverse changes in local legal and regulatory environments;

That incident caused a precipitous decline in the relations between the two countries, with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov telling reporters that the incident seemed like a «planned provocation.»

In any case, retail investors will find it difficult to buy foreign bonds on their own.

As stipulated in David Rockefeller's will, the proceeds from the Christie's auction will go to 12 charities — including Harvard, the Museum of Modern Art, the Council on Foreign Relations and the American Farmland Trust.

Former press secretary Sean Spicer said the meeting was to establish a «primary point of contact with foreign government officials.»

The Chinese government's online censorship doesn't just hurt foreign companies — it's a burden on domestic firms, too.

Last month the head of the parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said Iran would block Telegram for reasons of...

For $ 250 this firm will research both US and foreign patents, and provide a patentability opinion conducted by a registered IP attorney.

Foreign direct investment is less than 1 percent of Saudi Arabian GDP, which is very low compared to most emerging economies, where FDI runs between 2 percent to 3 percent of GDP, according to the Institute of International Finance.

Alternatively, companies that already have foreign offices can relocate employees.

MANILA / BEIJING, May 3 (Reuters)- China opens trade in Dalian iron ore futures to foreign investors from Friday, aiming to boost its pricing clout for one of its top imports and hoping traders will take a market notorious for retail speculators more seriously.

Trump has sought to assuage concerns about foreign government spending at his properties by offering to donate profits from such business to the U.S. Treasury.

Even if President Trump takes a pass on opting out this time around — potentially because of the North Korea negotiations — it is hard to see the deal surviving the full year given the constellation of domestic and foreign foes aligned against it.

Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said he did not desire to change China's economic system but wanted to limit the damage it causes to the United States and encourage more foreign competition.

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In a day of closed - door meetings with NATO foreign ministers, Pompeo appeared to charm European allies with tough talk on Russia and a more...

The Tempe, Arizona - based manufacturer stands to gain as costs for competing, foreign panels rise.

As Edward Alden, a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations noted, it is unclear how the North American Free Trade Agreement can be tweaked for one member and fundamentally overhauled for another.

The second reason Carney is holding off on raising interest rates is fear they would increase foreign capital inflows, which would further drive up the Canadian dollar and correspondingly dampen manufacturing exports.

Earlier it quoted Foreign Minister Wang Yi as telling his North Korean counterpart on Wednesday that China fully backs the North's efforts to develop its economy following...

Samsung is the largest foreign investor in Vietnam and accounts for around a quarter of the country's total export revenue.