Sentences with phrase «government issues of interest»

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Issuing bonds is one of the most routine things that happens in today's financial system; governments and companies get a sum of money today and pay interest on it over time, before paying back the principal at some agreed - upon future date, when the bond «matures.»

Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.

At issue is whether the federal government has violated the 1993 Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which prevents the government from substantially burdening individuals of faith, unless it can prove a compelling interest.

The Global Forum brings together CEOs and government leaders to discuss broad business issues and topics of interest in the host country.

a government, corporation, municipality, or agency that has issued a security (e.g., a bond) in order to raise capital or to repay other debt; the issuer goes to an underwriter to get their securities sold in the new issue market; for certificates of deposit (CDs), this is the bank that has issued the CD; in the case of fixed income securities, the issuer of the security is the primary determinant of the security's characteristics (e.g., coupon interest rate, maturity, call features, etc..)

debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities include Treasury bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions

For the U.S. government to negotiate a trade agreement manifestly to the advantage of international business interests using the «motherhood and apple pie» issue of security and prevention of terrorism is highly suspect.

Treasuries are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government so repayment of principal and interest is never going to be an issue.

The bill would also allow state and local governments to issue Build America Bonds that provide a direct payment from the federal government for a part of the interest paid on bonds that finance government works projects.

We assumed that in each period a 30 - year bond is issued at prevailing interest rates (long - term government bond plus 1 %) and that amount is invested for the next 30 years in a portfolio of large - cap stocks while paying off the bond as an amortized loan (as if it were a mortgage).

While there is a surge of interest in cryptocurrencies from South Korean investors, government regulators issue fines and conditions.

Moving beyond the old fashioned approach of lobbying government each time their interests seemed threatened, the CCCE (formerly the Business Council on National Issues) sought to anticipate governments» moves and strike before government could.

[24] We can not fail to praise the commitment of international agencies and civil society organizations which draw public attention to these issues and offer critical cooperation, employing legitimate means of pressure, to ensure that each government carries out its proper and inalienable responsibility to preserve its country's environment and natural resources, without capitulating to spurious local or international interests.

a municipal bond that is secured by an escrow fund; the escrow fund comes from the issuer floating a second bond issue and using the proceeds from that second bond issue to purchase government obligations, typically U.S. Treasuries, proceeds from the second bond issue create an escrow fund to mature at the first call date of the first bond issue to pre-refund that issue; bond issuers will typically do this during times of lower interest rates to lower their interest costs

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Our two governments could announce an initiative to determine how best Canada and Korea can cooperate in areas of greatest mutual interest and potential effectiveness, starting with Asia Pacific security issues.

When the government issues you a Direct Consolidation Loan, it takes the weighted average interest rate of all your loans and rounds up to the nearest one - eighth of a percent.

Although I don't pretend to understand all the «ins & outs» of banking, public financing, etc., it seems to me to be self - evident that if Canadian governments at all levels were able to borrow, at low or preferably no interest rates, to finance infrastructure projects and other issues such as health care and education, rather than indebting Canadians in perpetuity in order to pay big interest payments to the greedy Big Banks, it would ultimately be in the best interests of most ordinary Canadians.

Sound financial policy requires that the Government fully fund any budget deficit by issues of securities to the private sector at market interest rates, and not borrow from the central bank.

The central bank obediently issued GKOs (government treasury bills) paying interest rates higher than 100 per cent annually, subsequently scaled back to a more «Latin American - type» level of about 25 percent.

The federal government would borrow on behalf of this Crown Corporation by issuing 30 - year bonds at historical low interest rates (around 2 %).

Treasury Notes are government securities that are issued with maturities of 2, 3, 5, 7, and 10 years and pay interest every six months.

Bonds are issued by corporations or government entities and generally pay investors a fixed amount of interest each year.

Long - Term Interest Rates — The the value of government - issued bonds that gain maturity over a period of time, generally 10 years or more.

As the general public, entrepreneurs, regulators, small businesses, educators, students and industry groups become more aware of the facts about crowdfunding and the impact that it can have at the grassroots level for every small business on every street corner to the highest levels of government and regulation, a groundswell of interest has emerged sparking dialogue and events bringing crowdfunding education, awareness and issues into the spotlight.

By issuing this report, we hope to give governments an added incentive to honor the rights and the dignity of their citizens; but the report also has the benefit of equipping interested observers with an arsenal of facts.

All of this indicates tile importance of public policies in telecommunications - issues such as legislation or how much our governments should regulate in the public's interest and how much the marketplace should decide.

But since the rich powers and their academia and media condition the cultural framework of thinking on such issues, the just interests of the poor are not taken into account in the discussion of the rich as at the summit conferences of the G 8, but is not highlighted even in the discourse among the governments of the poor peoples as in the Non - Aligned Movement.

This issue becomes vividly evident in the contest between «big business» and «organized labor,» and the effort of both to secure government backing for their interests.

As an American, my government has a special relationship with the government of Israel, so how does the issue affect American interests?

Recently the Food Waste Reduction Alliance — lead by Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers Association and National Restaurant Association — held a convening of representatives from the food industry, government agencies and non-government groups, all sharing an interest in addressing the issue of food waste.

All Party Parliamentary Groups are an excellent way to educate and inform interested MPs, who can then take questions to the floor of the House of Commons, help to push issues to the top of the political agenda, and hold government ministers to account.

If Pakistan feels at some stage that its interest in securing a friendly regime is being obstructed by hardline figures in the Afghan government, then it has the lever of raising the issue of Afghan refugee repatriation to extract due concessions in the process.

Interesting to see Oliver Letwin and Danny Alexander sitting on the government frontbench, there - demonstrating this really is a critical issue for the healthiness of the coalition.

The suit comes after the Deputy Attorney General, Godfred Dame, in a 16 - page response to CHRAJ's enquiry in a petition brought by the Ashanti Regional NDC organizer, Yaw Brogya Gyamfi, defended the Finance Minister over allegations that he may have been involved in a conflict of interest situation in the $ 2.25 billion domestic bond issued by government.

On the issue of the imposition of a 1 % tax on interest earned by individuals, Government has already submitted proposals to Parliament to reverse the position.

We fight on issues bothering on national interests but we expect to cooperate more than we fight in the interest of our people to ensure that there is progress, one government, no division.

Ken Ofori - Attah, in responding to the issue in Parliament, stated that the issuance was transparent and was done in accordance with the laid down procedures governing the issuance of bond and government securities in the country, adding that there was no conflict of interest, as he «had no direct dealings with the investors» as alleged by the minority in Parliament.

It means the following: far more government ministers meeting their American counterparts to talk about shared interests; more visible cooperation between the British and American military; talking about the benefits to British security from our close ties with US intelligence agencies; highlighting the creation of British jobs from the investment US businesses put into Britain's regions; and the promotion of pro-British American voices on a range of issues across the media.

In a 5 to 4 decision those justices ruled that the Second Amendment gives Americans the right to own guns for personal self - defense, despite the amendment's opening language - «A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state,» - which pretty clearly says that gun ownership was specifically preserved by the founding fathers in the interest of the common defense against a tyrannical government (remember, this was the issue on their minds back then).

But the governor has not shown much interest in going along with that state lawmakers and good government groups are pushing on this issue in the way of the Buffalo Billion scandal — even though it touched his own inner circle — saying he would like to see an independent procurement officer that he would appoint, and not a restoration of pre-contract auditing power to the state comptroller's office.

The Congress declares that the establishment of a Department of Education is in the public interest, will promote the general welfare of the United States, will help ensure that education issues receive proper treatment at the Federal level, and will enable the Federal Government to coordinate its education activities more effectively.

One interesting issue in this scenario is whether Labour would seek to hasten a departure by Nick Clegg (as the Liberal Democrats did for Gordon Brown in 2010) and whether the context of being in government with Labour would affect the outcome of any Lib Dem leadership contest (for which Tim Farron is currently hotly tipped).

As Lord Wood (Labour) pointed out on BBC Radio 4's «World at One» (18/04/2017), there is currently no obstacle to the government's leadership that must be overcome, no issue of national interest significant enough to justify going to the country.

After issuing the interim orders, the court also issued 14 days to Sterling Bank and any other interested party to appear and prove the legitimacy of the monies, failing which the funds would be permanently forfeited to the Federal Government.

We will judge each issue on its merits, afraid neither to support the government nor to oppose it, where that is in the best interests of the people of Wales.

It is most interesting that on many Democratic Party core Liberal issues that Mr. Brodsky comes down very much as a champion of them, while on the issue of the Shadow Government, he is far more Conservative than the co-opted NYS Republicans (whose dual interests seem only to be redistricting and fundraising).

«Meanwhile, we wish to appeal to the Pan Niger Delta Congress to work with PANDEF for the interest of the Niger Delta region, and we want to assure all the indigenes of Niger Delta and the general public that while we await the outcome of the dialogue between PANDEF and the Nigerian government, we shall not fail to respond to any issue that may threaten the collective well - being of the Niger Delta people.»

He then urged the president - elect Nana Akufo - Addo and his team to revisit the decision by the out going President Mahama government to privatize the ECG, he said» our expectations are that as there is a new government to be sworn in too office, we want them to sit and discuss the issue of privatizing ECG and come out with a decision that will benefit all Ghanaians and not to a group or section of people with selfish interest.»

Fourthly, Lib Dem and swing voters especially will not forgive Lib Dems for precipitating the demise of the Coalition government, probably two years before it is due to end, not on a point of principle, such as on tuition fees, tax policy, social policy like gay marriage, Trident, the European treaty veto or the health or welfare bills but on... an issue of narrow partisan electoral self interest, i.e. unhappiness at boundary changes (which they had already voted for in February 2011).