Sentences with phrase «foreign trading houses»

Charoen Krung Road the first road built in 1861 became the commercial hub of Bangkok with foreign trading houses, banks and hotels.

Not exact matches

Cohn's departure would further set back those efforts and perhaps give the upper hand in the White House to a group of advisers seeking to scale back foreign trade, said a Wall Street executive who asked not to be named.

Certain exemptions could be made to the tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum announced by President Donald Trump but exclusions for entire countries aren't expected, the top White House trade adviser said.

MEXICO CITY, March 4 - Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland will on Sunday meet a top U.S. Freeland will hold talks with a bipartisan Congressional delegation led by Kevin Brady, the senior Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee that oversees U.S. trade policy.

The Committee on Foreign Investments has nine members, including the secretaries of the treasury, state, defense, homeland security, commerce and energy; the attorney general; and representatives from two White House offices (the United States Trade Representative and the Office of Science and Technology Policy).

Economist and White House aide Peter Navarro has argued that Trump's economic policies will somehow both reduce the trade deficit and attract foreign investment.

Deals also take place between Chinese majors and independent domestic refiners, and between foreign oil majors and global trading houses.

The more important long - term outcome of recent trade - related events is that the White House is working to ensure «America First» rhetoric translates into concrete policy around foreign - controlled technologies.

He will be accompanied by the ministers of Power, Works and Housing, Petroleum, Environment, Justice, Trade and Investment, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as well as the National Security Adviser.

The President, who will be accompanied by the ministers of Power, Works and Housing, Petroleum, Environment, Justice, Trade and Investment, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as well as the National Security Adviser, will also meet with Nigerian professionals in the UAE before returning to Abuja on Tuesday, January 19.

Prime Minister: David Cameron Deputy PM & First Secretary of State: William Hague Chancellor of the Exchequer: George Osborne Leader of the Commons: Ken Clarke Home Secretary: David Davis Foreign Secretary: Sir Malcolm Rifkind Business & Employment Secretary: John Redwood Communities & Social Justice Secretary: Iain Duncan Smith Cabinet Office Minister: Francis Maude Defence Secretary: Dr Liam Fox Environment and Energy Secretary: Oliver Letwin Leader of the Lords: Lord Strathclyde Nations Secretary: Lord Trimble Education Secretary: Michael Gove Health Secretary: Chris Grayling Women & Equalities Secretary: Theresa May Pensions & Welfare Reform Secretary: David Willetts Trade & International Development Secretary: Alan Duncan Justice Secretary & Lord Chancellor: Dominic Greive Transport Secretary: Damian Green Farming, Food & Rural Affairs Secretary: Nick Herbert Housing & Local Government Secretary: Philip Hammond Culture Secretary: Julie Kirkbride

President Buhari had with him the Governors of Ogun and Plateau; the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, Industry, Trade and Investment; the Chairpersons of Senate and House of Representatives committees on international relations; the Director - General of the National Intelligence Agency, NIA; the Chief of Defence Staff and Nigeria's Ambassador to the United States.

With Donald Trump threatening a trade war over steel, it's more important than ever that the Foreign Office forges strong links with the White House.

The move is a first step towards establishing carbon trading markets in China and further evidence of the country's commitment to tackling climate change, says Felix Preston of Chatham House, a foreign - policy think tank based in London.

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Located in the heart of Moscow, the 35 - floor skyscraper stands out among multiple business properties around: the House of Government of the Russian Federation, the Mayoral Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the World Trade Center, the Expocenter, and the British and United States Embassies.

That may change, however, with the country's membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and a new rule, effective Dec. 11, that allows foreign auction houses to set up shop on the mainland.

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Ioannis Kasoulides, Cyprus's foreign minister, has called for a «robust» UN Security Council resolution to «apply universal limitations on the trade and transfer of artefacts originating from all conflict zones, with the obligation of proof of legitimate trade resting on the traders, auction houses and buyers and not on the originating state».

In June last year, during his Mansion House speech, he boasted that 40 per cent of the world's foreign equities are now traded here.

Particularly since China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001, Chinese in - house lawyers with experience working at multinational companies have become increasingly valued by both foreign companies entering the Chinese market and Chinese enterprises seeking to increase outbound investment.

And rather than create a statutory cause of action as sought by the Plaintiffs in this case, the Act would provide the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Trade the responsibility of holding corporations accountable by submitting annual reports to the House and Senate.

Recently, we have seen a growing number of cases brought against in - house counsel sitting on boards involving insider trading, financial restatements, disputes over proxy disclosures, lawsuits regarding executive compensation, allegations of corrupt foreign business practices, and insolvencies and bankruptcies.

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